well, babies have been flying in their mom’s or dad’s lap for decades and i haven’t come across any incident where mom survived and the baby died because he/she was in mom’s lap.
as you have agreed with me, the cost is a biggest factor in not having a seat for your child and we have to live with that.
if the airlines have it their way, soon obese people will have to buy another seat if they want to fly…i dun wanna see people being weighed before boarding!