Seat Allocation for Children

martindow

For the airline isn't there a safety issue here? I'm sure they wouldn't let such a young child travel alone. I wouldn't pay any extra but let them sort it out either when you check in or on the plane itself.

richardw

martindow wrote: »

... I'm sure they wouldn't let such a young child travel alone....

Yes, they are quite happy to allocate seats this way.
I've seen it on board and it's bad and a safety issue.

The passengers sorted it out in the end before take off.

soolin

martindow wrote: »

For the airline isn't there a safety issue here? I'm sure they wouldn't let such a young child travel alone. I wouldn't pay any extra but let them sort it out either when you check in or on the plane itself.

They are not travelling alone, they are travelling In a very small confined space with at least one parent. They are probably further away from parent when they are in a soft play area or local park.

I go to Malaga a lot as I have friends there and the Monarch flights are usually full. It is not uncommon to see children seated away from their parents on the flight . Last time on the outward flight there was a youngish child (6 ish?) seated in front of us alone, the mother hovered for a while but eventually left the child with a hand held game device of some sort and I have to say the child was very well behaved.

We were not approached to move at all.

steve1500

CAA guidelines are that children should be seated with parents.


Pure and simple it is a safety issue. Parent trying to get to child in an emergency.




Families, children and infants


The seating of children close by their parents or guardians should be the aim of airline seat allocation procedures for family groups and large parties of children.


Young children and infants who are accompanied by adults, should ideally be seated in the same seat row as the adult. Children and accompanying adults should not be separated by more than one aisle. Where this is not possible, children should be separated by no more than one seat row from accompanying adults. This is because the speed of an emergency evacuation may be affected by adults trying to reach their children.


Whenever a number of infants and children are travelling together the airline should make every effort to ensure that they can be readily supervised by the responsible accompanying adults



There are those who say pay, to sit next to your child and the other court, CAA guidelines are very clear, so why pay

soolin

steve1500 wrote: »

CAA guidelines are that children should be seated with parents.


Pure and simple it is a safety issue. Parent trying to get to child in an emergency.




Families, children and infants


The seating of children close by their parents or guardians should be the aim of airline seat allocation procedures for family groups and large parties of children.


Young children and infants who are accompanied by adults, should ideally be seated in the same seat row as the adult. Children and accompanying adults should not be separated by more than one aisle. Where this is not possible, children should be separated by no more than one seat row from accompanying adults. This is because the speed of an emergency evacuation may be affected by adults trying to reach their children.


Whenever a number of infants and children are travelling together the airline should make every effort to ensure that they can be readily supervised by the responsible accompanying adults



There are those who say pay, to sit next to your child and the other court, CAA guidelines are very clear, so why pay

You say that the CAA says that children 'should' be seated with parents, then post the CAA regs that actually say something different. read what you have posted, the CAA recommend that children be no further than a single row away from a parent, but that's all. They certainly don't say children must sit with parents.

peachyprice

steve1500 wrote: »

CAA guidelines are that children should be seated with parents.


Pure and simple it is a safety issue. Parent trying to get to child in an emergency.




Families, children and infants


The seating of children close by their parents or guardians should be the aim of airline seat allocation procedures for family groups and large parties of children.


Young children and infants who are accompanied by adults, should ideally be seated in the same seat row as the adult. Children and accompanying adults should not be separated by more than one aisle. Where this is not possible, children should be separated by no more than one seat row from accompanying adults. This is because the speed of an emergency evacuation may be affected by adults trying to reach their children.


Whenever a number of infants and children are travelling together the airline should make every effort to ensure that they can be readily supervised by the responsible accompanying adults



There are those who say pay, to sit next to your child and the other court, CAA guidelines are very clear, so why pay

Where in anything that you've quoted does it say that it is an absolute that children MUST be seated with a parent?

Oh, that's right, it doesn't. If fluffs around the words 'ideally', and 'should' and 'aim'. That is all a far cry from MUST.

antenna

aj9648 wrote: »

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

You are three travelling together,your 4 year old is sitting together with one of your party (your husband) and you are 5 rows behind,or am i mistaken?