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Thompson pre allocated seats.Moneywasting?

Dear moneysavers,
we are travelling to Spain tomorrow with Thompsons air. I have an infant with me and decided that on check in the company will try to accommodate us and allocate seats together, but today I called Thompsons and they strongly recommended to pay for pre booked seats because maybe we will have to seat separately ,etc. I am now a bit scared, but pre allocated seats are not cheap. Has anyone got experience with that?

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  • DomRavioli
    DomRavioli Posts: 3,136 Forumite
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    They won't put you together before check in. I would suggest getting there early if you don't want to pay for prebooked seats, although you may still have to pay at check in to book seats together.
  • antenna
    antenna Posts: 1,776 Forumite
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    They will NOT seat an infant separate from it's parents,but perhaps not both parents together,just get there 2 hours before and all will be well...now you will get a reply telling you that they sat my child on the wing and my 95 year old gran in the toilet.........
    Political?....I dont do Political....well,not much!
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    Who is travelling on this booking?

    Do you want a seat for your infant or will they be on your lap?
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • amalis
    amalis Posts: 532 Forumite
    The baby will be on my laps, but I would not want to be separated from my husband. My son can be difficult and usually husband is a great help
  • amalis
    amalis Posts: 532 Forumite
    antenna wrote: »
    They will NOT seat an infant separate from it's parents,but perhaps not both parents together,just get there 2 hours before and all will be well...now you will get a reply telling you that they sat my child on the wing and my 95 year old gran in the toilet.........



    hahahahaha
  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    amalis wrote: »
    The baby will be on my laps, but I would not want to be separated from my husband. My son can be difficult and usually husband is a great help

    The CAA say that an infant/child should be seated with one parent, if you all want to be seated together Thomson want you to pay.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • fairy_lights
    fairy_lights Posts: 9,220 Forumite
    If you're flight leaves tomorrow then I doubt there will be many (if any) pre-allocated seats left to choose from. I wouldn't risk paying for seats as at this stage there's no guarantee you'll get seats together anyway.
  • There are only certain seats you can sit in with a lap infant. This may make it even harder for them to seat both adults together.
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