Seat Allocation for Children

aj9648

Hi

Does anyone know what the policy is for children on flights and where they sit in relation to parents.

I have been allocated a seat 5 rows behind my 4 year old. The airline say if I want to pay extra I can get the special seats but they have no other seats available. What would happen in an emergency? What about the person sitting next to him?

There must be a policy?

Thanks

richardw

Please see https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5191900 and comment there.

tamiami

I thought they had to seat a child with a parent.


You could just get on the flight, hand you child the sick bag and explain to those sitting next to him that they might need additional bags as the child doesn't travel well - you'll probably find that you'll be sitting together within a couple of minutes!!


I find it ironic that you spend all your life telling children not to talk to strangers etc., and the police encourage this, then get on a plane and it all goes out the window.

jpsartre

tamiami wrote: »

I find it ironic that you spend all your life telling children not to talk to strangers etc., and the police encourage this, then get on a plane and it all goes out the window.

It doesn't go out the window but surely it's the parent's responsibility to ensure it doesn't happen, not the airline's? Most likely it could have been achieved by paying to prebook seats together.

aj9648

Well rang up and if by magic 3 seats turned up together - if I want them then its £210.....robbing b*$tards

peachyprice

Or you could just get to the airport early and ask them to sort it at check in.

ferf1223

jpsartre wrote: »

It doesn't go out the window but surely it's the parent's responsibility to ensure it doesn't happen, not the airline's? Most likely it could have been achieved by paying to prebook seats together.

also, no one is forcing the child to talk to a stranger and pretty sure that the being enclosed in a metal tube 30k feet in the air limits the potential talking to stranger risks, to begin with.

gingerdad

ferf1223 wrote: »

also, no one is forcing the child to talk to a stranger and pretty sure that the being enclosed in a metal tube 30k feet in the air limits the potential talking to stranger risks, to begin with.

and the majority of people who ill treat and abuse their kids are the parents much more dangerous than strangers.

i'd just sort it on the flight by asking the people near one or other of your seat. or you could pay extra and not fly low cost. you pay your money you take your choice.

Shelldean

£210?
I've just booked our seats on one leg of our journey grand total of £13.
And it would've been less but I put OH in the row behind myself and DS in an extra leg room seat. His seat was £8 ours £2.49 each.

We've not paid for seats on return leg but have been allocated three together.

FBaby

if by magic 3 seats turned up together

Why three seats? Are you travelling with another adult or another younger child?

Poppy9

£210 extra. Never heard of that level of charging to prebook seats. Who are you flying with?