DH and I flew with the kids on Sunday and after I installed DS#2's (he is 17 months) carseat in RF, a FA came and told my DH it had to be turned around. (I had moved to the row infront to install DS#1's carseat) I jumped in and said, "I have a printout of the FAA rules with me and they say he can be RF." (Thanks to you guys!) Then he replied with, "I am just doing what I am told. The carseat needs to be turned around. I can go get the agent if you want me to." I just restated that the FAA says I need to use it acording to the manufacturer's instructions and I have a printout if he would like to see it. My DH jumped in and said he could go get the agent if he wanted to. Then the FA said he would leave it like that as everyone wanted to get going quickly. I was really shaking after that. I do not do confrontation, but I was not going to let him make me turn him around!
I'm not sure if they would have approached me again after we got in the air, but they never had a chance. We got smoke in the cabin and ended up returning to the airport. All the FA's went into emergency mode after that. He did rush by us during this and tell my DH and I to make sure the kids were secured. We landed safely and without any trouble, but on the way down I was thinking how glad I was that I had carseats for both the kids!
No one said anything to us on the other two flights. In fact, I got the most trouble from my DH. He thought it was stupid to have not checked the seats, especially for our almost 4 y/o. Then when we got to our destination my mother's suitcase was lost. So I got to say "See! What would we have done if that was one of the boy's carseats!"
I'm not sure if they would have approached me again after we got in the air, but they never had a chance. We got smoke in the cabin and ended up returning to the airport. All the FA's went into emergency mode after that. He did rush by us during this and tell my DH and I to make sure the kids were secured. We landed safely and without any trouble, but on the way down I was thinking how glad I was that I had carseats for both the kids!
No one said anything to us on the other two flights. In fact, I got the most trouble from my DH. He thought it was stupid to have not checked the seats, especially for our almost 4 y/o. Then when we got to our destination my mother's suitcase was lost. So I got to say "See! What would we have done if that was one of the boy's carseats!"