Flying with two under two

[dody]

I have twin 17 month old boys and we are flying to Spain next week with Ryannair. The last time we flew with the boys when they were 6 months (with another airline), we were split up because of the availability of extra oxygen masks which were only on certain rows on the plane. Has anyone flown with Ryannair or have any info about this? They are very difficult to pin down on the phone and are not contactable by email. Also, does a travel cot go 'free' like a pushchair?

HI Dody,

I've been on quite a few Ryanair flights with my ds (just me and him). Basically because they are a cheap airline they make very few concessions for children. I bet they don't have planes with more oxygen masks than normal planes, so I would just assume you'll be sitting in two different rows. When I checked in ds's car seat, they counted it as part of my bagage allowance, so they may well do the same for your travel cots. Infact about the only child-friendly thing that Ryanair does is that you can board the plane first (its free seating, no numbered seats) if you have kids. But then, its dead cheap....

Don't know about the oxygen mask thing but as Lorien said you do get to board the plane first and avoid the scrum. Also you can check in up to 40 mins before the flight (I think)and that does not affect your seating so less hanging about. You don't get much of a baggage allowance though and at Stanstead they were quite strict about our hand luggage! They didn't seem to care too much on the return though, Italians are more relaxed. Mind you it was a real bargin.

check in in plenty of time, ryanair are really picky about check in times

Thanks guys. Managed to get Ryanair on the phone at last and they assured us that travel cots don't count towards luggage allowance. We shall see.

Just to let you know we had a really good experience with Ryanair. There was no problem with the pushchairs or travel cots. The flights both ways were not full so we had enough seats for the boys even though they were meant to be on laps. The oxygen mask situation was better than the other airline we flew with as they had two extra masks on every row so you can sit across the aisle with twins on laps. The flight attendant also helped my three year old down the steps as we got off. Well done Ryanair!