Will I have to buy seats on planes for dts

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I know under 2s go free as they have to sit on your lap. My dts will be 2.6 yrs when we go to lanzorote in may, but they were 7 weeks prem and still tiny for their age, so will not be able to sit in a seat anyway. Do they allow them to sit on your lap after the age of 2 so you dont have to pay for the extra seats.

Not been abroad with the kids before, so have no idea.

I dont know if it makes a difference, but we want flights only as we will be staying with my parents who live in Lanzorote.

No, they automatically count as 2 - size doesn't matter. You could always check with an assortment of airlines though

No, they will make you pay. It goes purely on age, I'm afraid.....

I think they are very strict about making you pay for 2 and overs, so even if they do sit on your laps, i imagine they will make you pay for seats.

Damn will they be cheaper than adults?

I think when we went to Tenerife DS was half price and he was 2.7 at the time.

They aren't necessarily cheaper, especially with a cheapy airline. And even when they are cheaper, it's not always as much as you'd think!

Im afraid that, as they are over 2, they will have to their own seats and you will have to pay for them. I am pretty sure that they will be expected to sit in their own seats for landing/take off with their own belts on too, along with any other time the seat belt sign comes on. Because of this, you could consider taking a suitable car seat for them to sit in.

Our experience of the cheaper airlines is that children pay the same as adults.

When we went to Majorca in September We had to pay for Ds as he was 3, i don't think many places are cheaper as after all you are paying for the seat, we had to pay the same price for ds as we did for ourselves.

We went with First Choice as my sister works for them !

They'll be charged a child fare (or full fare if a budget airline) and allocated seats. You have to give dob when you book and they'll check passports so you can't get away with suggesting they are younger. Don't understand why you think they can't sit in their seats though ?

Thanks guys, my mum thinks I should wait untill a few weeks before we go, and get cancellations, or cheap flights that they sell just to fill up the plane, but there is 5 of us, so that would be a bit risky dont you think??

LIZS

Because they are very small still, not much bigger than your average 12month old.

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Low cost airlines get more expensive the closer to departure you get and think getting 5 seats on the same flight may be risky too. If demand isn't high they may consolidate the charter flights and cancel a flight altogether so there could be less seats available.

dd is tiny and it makes no difference on a plane - all done by age.

Sorry to go off on a tangent here - can anyone help? What airlines don't charge infants please????

Most have a nominal charge for under 2's ime.

Oh. Thanks Lizs. Thought I had missed a trick there!

i paid £40 each for infants last year. And it is def cheaper to book in advance with buget airlines. i saved loads by booking early this year.

oh and I think I paid abt 2/3rds of the adult seats for ds and dd.

it's an insurance/aviation law issue - the airline HAVE to issue a seat for everyone over 2, regardless of size.