Flights, seat not included in price

soolin

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

Most seats nowadays are booked and allocated beforehand.  I’ve never paid for a seat with Jet2 and I’ve always been sat with the other person on the booking.

Hi


 Most seats are not booked beforehand and posts on this thread confirm that.

OP, just go in earlish



Thanks

When I checked in for my flight in early January virtually all the seats in the front half of the plan were already booked with a fair smattering throughout the rest of the plane. That is about normal when I check in a few days before I fly. 

diystarter7

soolin said:

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

Most seats nowadays are booked and allocated beforehand.  I’ve never paid for a seat with Jet2 and I’ve always been sat with the other person on the booking.

Hi


 Most seats are not booked beforehand and posts on this thread confirm that.

OP, just go in earlish



Thanks

When I checked in for my flight in early January virtually all the seats in the front half of the plan were already booked with a fair smattering throughout the rest of the plane. That is about normal when I check in a few days before I fly. 

Never had a problm and often there is at least four of us and at times 6.
Been on many flights, in many countires not encountered a problem once nor have my family/friends etc.
The only people pre-booking seats I know of are that who wanted more space.
As I said, go early.
My siblings are frequent fliers and we've talked about cost of flights etc and they've never had a problem
Thanks for sharing

elsien

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

Most seats nowadays are booked and allocated beforehand.  I’ve never paid for a seat with Jet2 and I’ve always been sat with the other person on the booking.

Hi


 Most seats are not booked beforehand and posts on this thread confirm that.

OP, just go in earlish



Thanks

They are booked or preallocated so when you check in online before you fly (even if you haven’t booked a seat) the ones you’ve been allocated are confirmed so therefore are not available for people who turned up at the airport who haven’t checked in online. On my last two flights when I checked in online I left it quite late, about 24 hours beforehand and pretty much all the seats were showing as already allocated and not available. 

Obviously it’s different if the flight is not full, but for a full flight I am disagreeing that turning up early will get you the seats that you want.

diystarter7

soolin said:

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

Most seats nowadays are booked and allocated beforehand.  I’ve never paid for a seat with Jet2 and I’ve always been sat with the other person on the booking.

Hi


 Most seats are not booked beforehand and posts on this thread confirm that.

OP, just go in earlish



Thanks

When I checked in for my flight in early January virtually all the seats in the front half of the plan were already booked with a fair smattering throughout the rest of the plane. That is about normal when I check in a few days before I fly. 

@soolin

From your own site and I quote (for this reason we never have as we almost always fly, BA, Air Indian, KLM, Virgin and even TUI) Some really good tips how to ensure you sit together

Airlines rely on the fear factor to convince you to cough up for allocated seating – passengers worry if they don't pay up, they'll be split up. Yet while this does apply to Ryanair (see full help dealing with it below), it's not a general rule. Here's the key point to understand:

Airline seating

How to sit together for free on British Airways, Easyjet, Virgin and more

Sarah Monro and Naomi Schraer | Edited by Steve Nowottny

Updated 12 July 2022

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A family of four could spend up to £240 extra to guarantee they sit together on return flights – yet unless your heart's set on particular seats, it's usually unnecessary. Here's how to sit together for free on a basic economy ticket.

Travelling with the family? The kids ARE usually guaranteed a seat next to at least one adult

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/airline-seating/

diystarter7

elsien said:

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

Most seats nowadays are booked and allocated beforehand.  I’ve never paid for a seat with Jet2 and I’ve always been sat with the other person on the booking.

Hi


 Most seats are not booked beforehand and posts on this thread confirm that.

OP, just go in earlish



Thanks

They are booked or preallocated so when you check in online before you fly (even if you haven’t booked a seat) the ones you’ve been allocated are confirmed so therefore are not available for people who turned up at the airport who haven’t checked in online. On my last two flights when I checked in online I left it quite late, about 24 hours beforehand and pretty much all the seats were showing as already allocated and not available. 

Obviously it’s different if the flight is not full, but for a full flight I am disagreeing that turning up early will get you the seats that you want.

@elsien

As I said, we turn up early and the flights are almost good as packed most of the time and as per my previous posts, there is often at least 4/6 of us.

Read the MSE link previous post of mine, excellent info re airlines using the fear factor to get people to part with more money

Thanks

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UPDATE FROM OP
I turned up about 25mins before checkin closed, just asked nicely if they could move me to a window seat, she put me on an empty row by the window, just in front of the wing so it was all good. 

JIL

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/travel/airline-seating/
There is a report about it but loganair isnt mentioned 

Longwalker

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

Most seats nowadays are booked and allocated beforehand.  I’ve never paid for a seat with Jet2 and I’ve always been sat with the other person on the booking.

Hi


 Most seats are not booked beforehand and posts on this thread confirm that.

OP, just go in earlish



Thanks

Absolutely no need to get to the airport any earlier.

Cheap tickets are self service, ie, book and check in online. So book in online the minute you can

I fly monthly and have never booked seats together but have always been allocated together ( more the pity lol ) 

I fly all over the UK, the cheapest tickets, at least 6 weeks in advance and no luggage bar a carry on that goes under the seat

As soon as I book I put a reminder on my phone to check in

onashoestring

xxxxxxxx said:

UPDATE FROM OP
I turned up about 25mins before checkin closed, just asked nicely if they could move me to a window seat, she put me on an empty row by the window, just in front of the wing so it was all good. 

Thanks for the update - you maybe need to edit the title of this thread ?

soolin

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

diystarter7 said:

elsien said:

Most seats nowadays are booked and allocated beforehand.  I’ve never paid for a seat with Jet2 and I’ve always been sat with the other person on the booking.

Hi


 Most seats are not booked beforehand and posts on this thread confirm that.

OP, just go in earlish



Thanks

They are booked or preallocated so when you check in online before you fly (even if you haven’t booked a seat) the ones you’ve been allocated are confirmed so therefore are not available for people who turned up at the airport who haven’t checked in online. On my last two flights when I checked in online I left it quite late, about 24 hours beforehand and pretty much all the seats were showing as already allocated and not available. 

Obviously it’s different if the flight is not full, but for a full flight I am disagreeing that turning up early will get you the seats that you want.

@elsien

As I said, we turn up early and the flights are almost good as packed most of the time and as per my previous posts, there is often at least 4/6 of us.

Read the MSE link previous post of mine, excellent info re airlines using the fear factor to get people to part with more money

Thanks

What airline do you use that still only checks in at the airport? I know there are some still around, I believe British airways still have the facility , but even with BA I suspect most people are already checked in and have been allocated seats well before you get to the airport early to wait for the check in desk to open.