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Not paying for seat selection with 3yr old

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Tooken · 14/04/2019 09:15

We've just booked a family holiday to Spain with first choice for myself DH and DD3, DD3 do you think I'll be OK not paying extra for seat selection? I'm prepared to be split up in two blocks of two but surely they'll sit a 3yr next to their accompanying adult rather than say the seat in front? I'd pay to sit together if the kids were older but my logic is they won't split really young kids into a seat on their own?

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TapasForTwo · 14/04/2019 10:52

Posted too soon. I would book at least 2 seats for peace of mind.

YetAnotherSpartacus · 14/04/2019 11:01

Why wouldn't you pay? If something happens why would you trust anyone else to make sure your child was OK?

englishdictionary · 14/04/2019 11:03

Yes pay. It's an option they offer, one that you want, so pay.

I don't understand why people pay so much for holiday abroad but hey nippy about paying for seat selection.

scratchyfluffface · 14/04/2019 11:06

You can always choose your seats at the check in for free. So it isn’t a case of pay to seat together or be separated.

You'll find it is exactly a case of that if most other people on the plane have paid to sit together, and there are only single seats available to you when you check in....

TapasForTwo · 14/04/2019 13:06

"You can always choose your seats at the check in for free. So it isn’t a case of pay to seat together or be separated."

On the last few holidays I have been on - flying with Jet2 and Tui most people have prepaid for their seats. I always book an extra legroom seat for OH, and DD and I usually end up randomly placed in the plane. So there are no guarantees that the seats you choose will be available if you don't pay.

This year I have booked extra legroom seats for all of us at a total cost of £75 - an extra £12.50 each per flight.

JenniferJareau · 14/04/2019 13:26

I wouldn't risk it if I were you. Pay the money. To be blunt, if you can afford the holiday, you can afford a small fee to have allocated seats.

We once arrived at our seats on the plane to find a family sitting there. They said 'we are family, we wanted to sit together' I said 'so are we so please move as you are in our booked seats'. They soon shifted.

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Tooken · 14/04/2019 21:30

I'm going to pay for seat allocation. Its true that if we can afford the holiday we can afford the fee but it does feel like being ripped off. I can't be doing with the stress of worrying about it though so it's worth it for the peace of mind

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Orchidflower1 · 15/04/2019 15:03

I think that’s the best option op. Have a fabulous holiday. Safe travels.

needsleepzzz · 15/04/2019 15:11

I always pay so sorry i'm in the camp of suck it up it's part of the cost, i wouldn't move for anyone (unless someone disabled needed it, though i never book an extra leg room anyway)

Flockingflamingo · 15/04/2019 15:16

Is it that time of year already?

Every fucking year. Pay for seats together and get on with it, suck it up as part of the holiday cost.

HTH

TapasForTwo · 15/04/2019 15:25

Exactly Flockingflamingo

Noname99 · 15/04/2019 15:27

Couples and families get so so many more benefits and financial help than single people. This is virtually the only thing where there is a tiny saving in being single or a couple who don’t mind travelling separately. Just pay the damn charge because if you don’t then by proxy you might actually steal someone else’s money! Because ultimately that is what happens. On one flight, the cabin staff ended up having to ask every adult to move to accommodate a v young child & mother. Myself and partner refused as we’d paid for our seats and so did everyone else. Cabin staff ended up saying that if no one moved the plane would become delayed. So partner and I ended up moving. Mother did the ‘so sorry and thank you routine however I pointed out that it was no different to her reaching over and taking £45 out of my purse. Because that is what it is. Several passengers clapped in response. If you need to sit together then that’s part of your holiday expenses - why should some random stranger have to finance part of your holiday because ultimately that is often the case.

NaomifromMilkshake · 15/04/2019 17:47

Bravo No Name 99

YetAnotherSpartacus · 15/04/2019 19:20

Why is it a rip off? It is part of how budget lines work. You pay a small amount for a seat and through the nose for everything else. Next I travel my luggage will cost three times the price of my seat. I didn't like it, but it is necessary for me to have that volume of luggage so I paid. There is no point cursing those who can travel with carry on. You have children and you pay for them. I also paid for seats and I'd resent having to move for someone who chanced it.

KatharinaRosalie · 15/04/2019 19:24

I don't pay but the bastards still seat me with my offspring..

Orchidflower1 · 15/04/2019 20:32

🤣katharina

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