Ryanair made 4yr old sit alone

I’d swap if the seat was like for like, but I have specific requirements due to a disability so it would depend on what seat they were offering. Every time I’ve seen people want to swap they’ve only been offering middle seats, which I can’t use.

This is how Ryan air and easy jet make money. If you want to sit together you pay per seat per flight. Same as the speedy boarder bollocks

So...if others have paid to sit with their own children, the family that didn't pay should take priority I assume?

If you don't like having to pay to have your "bit of the world" for the duration of a flight, the solution is very simple. Don't fly with budget airlines. Everybody hates their rip off policies, but most people are not entitled enough to think they should be the exception to them.

Gosh poppet had a hard day?

Case and point. Ryanair are bastards, but also I would swap my seat to let a 4 year old sit beside their care giver I wouldn't stoop to that level too. Seems like lots would though.....meh , I just have more faith in humanity....obviously I am misguided. Ah well....

I have booked flights with Ryanair with kids many times, and am always forced to pay a smallish amount to have one adult sit with the kids. I don't really understand how you can get through the booking process without doing this.

Unless they changed aeroplans and seating plans got messed up this doesn't make sense.

I usually find people are pretty happy to switch seats on aeroplanes as long as similar seat. And who wants to sit next to someone elses 4 year old?

Another OP acting outraged and entitled, choose your seat at time of booking!! Ryanair constantly offer this on their site.
Nobody MADE a child sit alone, her stupid parents coasted this.
I've just been in 2 Ryanair flights and two of us were seated together at no extra cost.

I'm simply responding to what you actually said.

You called @Whaleandsnail6 horrible because she would not swap in this situation (because she would not want to be separated from her own children). It's there in black and white.

If you absolutely need to sit beside who you are flying with just pay the few pounds ffs, its a well known policy. I can think of at least half a dozen times we got abuse from strangers when my DH refused to move. Every flight we book a row of 3 seats for myself and the 2 DC (both SEN) and book DH a seat across the aisle from us. Multiple times people have gotten arsey with him that he won't move as - in their words - he's just sitting on his own. We paid extra for him to be on hand for our DC, why should he move and I have to take care of my 2 SEN DC solo on a flight because others were so entitled they thought they shouldn't have to pay and then demand his seat? He wouldn't have swapped with you in your scenario either OP.

So why didn't your DH just go to the other end of the plane when your 4 year old was kicked out of their seat.

Tell us you're an entitled fuck without telling us you're an entitled fuck

It’s not letting me proceed with a booking without selecting seats. The booking process prevents anyone from not selecting a seat when travelling with an under 12 child.

The parent didn't offer to refund people their fee for a seat did they?

None of the people had a 4 year old, all the people just refusing to swop "because they paid their money". I didn't say they should leave their children. You're trying to be smart but it's not working.

I pay for an aisle seat as I have a medical condition that means I might need prompt access to a toilet. Sorry but it is very clear at the point of booking that to guarantee you are all sat together you need to pay. I would not have moved.

You are completely misinterpreting people's posts.

Why do you think a parent who paid to sit with her own children should give up her seat (and be labeled a horrible person for refusing)? What about her poor little 4 year old?

So to continue with my test booking, I have selected seats in both directions, an all seats have cost me the enormous sum of £0.
The OP is making this up!

To all the people saying "Fly with a less cheap airline where you don't have to pay for your seats": DP and I took a flight in business class with Qatar Airways last year and were amazed to discover that we needed to pay $80 each if we wanted to select our seats. As it was we were going to sleep all the way and so we didn't bother, but paying to choose your seat is pretty much standard on almost every airline now.

Ryanair ask you twice in the booking process if you want to book seats together AND they state if you don't book seats you will be randomly allocated seats AND you then have to tick a box saying you are happy with randomly allocated seats. They ask you again near the flight AND when you check in before they randomly allocate the seats.
So....

Are you suggesting that the poster who paid to be sat with her children (that you don't know the ages of btw) should relocate herself or her children to accommodate people who couldn't be bothered/too tight to pay? That's crazy.

You have to pay to sit together.

"Ryan Air made 4 year old sit alone" isn't an accurate headline as they were actually sitting with a sibling? And then why didn't a parent sit with the 4 year old and move the 7 year old?

Do Ryanair have a bunch of their PR with MN accounts or something? This thread is so pathetic in parts.

'My money: your problem so fuck off'

Very depressing.....

Ryanair deliberately seat members of the same party apart in the hope of getting more money out of you! It’s the only airline I have ever flown with that my companion(s) have been completely separated!

DD (19) & I flew Ryanair recently for a cheap city break. We weren’t bothered enough to pay to pre book. & when we did online check in were allocated seats several rows apart. Despite the fact that there were still seats available together! The row across from me had 2 empty seats.

To seat small children away from their parents is ridiculous & just disgusting greed & would put me off flying with any airline that do this! We used to fly as a family of 5 & were always seated together and never paid extra for this.

Really we can't expect people to care about 4 year old kids' well being? Jeezo, this is really sad. Hope they're not parents themselves then with that attitude.