When you pay 10 pounds per person to pre book seats with the likes of Mytravel, Thomsonfly etc. Do you actually get to pick your seat numbers/back or front of the cabin or does it just mean 4 seats together somewhere on the plane?
Only ever done it with Virgin, where I think we actually could choose our seat numbers.
Thanks, Doe.
Unless you want to pay for extra legroom seats I think its a rip off.If you get to the airport as checkin opens you should be able to request where you prefer to sit.If you check in late you have less chance of getting your prefered seats.I have heard people say if you didnt want the meal you were allocated at the rear of the plane but I sat next to a woman near the front who had her own food.
we pay every time to sit together,but we have never been given a choice as to where abouts on the plane,having said that ive never asked.the only stipulation ii have is not at the back of the plane in non reclining seats(not that we recline)but you dont want everyone sat in your lap either. mo.
As a firefighter they always put me by the emergency exit so as I can help in an emergency.
Trigger
This was as attractive to me as the seats together, as we have an early flight.
The other thing I was considering asking for was 2 x 2 seats behind each other, to get 2 window seats. Rather than a 3 and 1 across the aisle.
Many thanks for all your comments.
We have travelled many times with our friends and have nearly always been given 3seats together with 1 across the aisle.The only time we got 2 and 2 behind was when we went to Cancun on a Thomson flight with a company called the Holiday Place who asked us what number seats we would like and they pre booked them for us at no extra charge.I think it differs with each airline.People complain about Excel but they are the most accommodating airline I have flown on.They asked if anyone would move seats so a large group could be together.It was like musical chairs and everyone was happy in the end.They also shuffled everyone around so 2 very very overweight people could have 3 seats each!
we paid to get seat numbers last time with thomson holidays, it was so much easier.
I'm just as interested in being able to check in 90 mins before rather than 3 hours before as the flight is so early. But being able to pick seat numbers/location would be good to.
hope this helps
This expense is usually on top of a sitting together charge!
I think if the seats together charge alone covered this then you'd find it hard to book your seat numbers as others would already have them!
We've never booked seats together or picked numbers and we've always ended up sat together!
Last year on the way back we even had the extra legroom seats for free! Didn't even ask for them!
We booked with Thomson online and they charge you extra 'for sitting together' and if you want to choose a particular seat, then you pay extra again.
You can only choose the 'specific seat' option if you've paid the 'sitting together' fee.
I think it worked out something like £70 extra between the 2 of us.
We didn't pay, got to the airport early and got window and aisle seat (it was a 767).
As we usually travel to Gatwick from North East Midlands (we go long-haul and prefer Gatwick to Manchester) we need to allow plenty of time for travel so usually arrive at the airport at least 4 hours before departure.
p.s . only joking love
There are normally four of us who travel together. We have never pre booked seats but we always manage to get a row of three and one on the other side of the aisle. I always blag the seat on it's own as although we are all together I'm just that little bit further away from the kids
Your a woman after my own heart. That's what I do as well if I can get away with it. Main reason I will pay is to check in 90 mins before and not 3 hours., to save having to get up at stupid o'clock.
Can't believe how many responses I've got to this thread, many, many thanks to you all.
It has now become clear that bascially you pay twice, once just to get 4 sets together somewhere on the plane, and then again to actually specify your seat numbers ( I should have realised, they don't miss a trick these TO's )
Last year the three of us chose the 'early check in' option at Gatwick and checked in the evening before an early morning flight and stayed the night at a hotel. This way we got the pick of the seats as not many people knew you could do this.
According to the BAA Gatwick website, this option is available again this year for certain flights so we will go for it again!
Sue
Extra seats
Seats either with extra legroom, at the front of the aircraft (this may be by the "bulkhead") or by an emergency exit, "Extra Seats". £15.00 per passenger per flight.
Seats Together
"Seats Together" £5.00 per passenger per flight (availability and price varies by route). "Seats Together" is very popular with family groups. This service is available online on many routes as part of the booking process.
Select your seat
Select your actual seat number £5.00 per passenger per flight (availability and price varies by route). Seats with extra legroom can also be reserved for £15.00 per passenger per flight. The cost of these services may vary by route though.
Premium seats and service
On selected Short-Haul flights. Premium Seating at £40.00 per passenger per return flight: Wider seats with extra recline. Up to 5 inches extra legroom.
I'm not sure if I have done my maths right, but the way I see it is this, if you fly with ThomsonFly and you want to ensure you are all sat together in seats that you have personally selected and with extra legroom then you are looking at paying an additional £35.00 per passenger, or £75.00 per passenger if you opt for the premium seat package on top as well.
I personally think that is extorniate and a bit of a rip-off (IMHO) and simply not worth paying. And I would not pay it, certainly not on a short-haul flight anyway.
Unfortuanately the old saying of the earlier you check-in the more choice you have does not really apply now in this age of Pre-Booking and Pre-Selecting seats.....if you have not prebooked specific seats then you basically get assigned whatever is left at the check-in desk.
At least that has been my own personal experience.
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I can't remember the airline but my parents flew to New York. They didn't book the 'sit together' option thinking they would be ok and ended up apart from each other. My Dad didn't mind though, a bit of peace and quiet for him!
This happened to my family when we arrived at Humberside Airport a couple of years back. We were there as soon as the Check-In Desks had opened and we were about the fourth in the queue. So you would think we would have been ok and got seats tother, right? No, wrong.....we were separated and I ended up sat in the rear of the aircraft whilst my parents were right up at the front.
Now are the Airlines deliberatley doing this in order to force passengers to pay these extra supplements? When I complained to the Check In Operator, she said there was nothing she could do about it as our seats numbers would have been allocated as soon as we confirmed our booking at the Travel Agent and there was nothing she could do about it. She asked if we had paid for the 'Seats Together' service, and when I said no, she said well that is the reason why she could not offer us seats together as it was no longer under thier control.
And that actually happened to us.
I have to admit that we have pre-booked our seats for our holiday this year, but that is only because we used a promotional code to book the trip and needed to be over a certain figure to use it. Pre-booking the seats and in-flight meals took us over that limit and we still got a bargain
For peace of mind to ensure you all sit together it is a good idea to pre-book but in the end, all it really does is line the TO's pockets. If you are willing to take a chance, why give them the money when you could have an extra sangria or two (obviously depending on where you are going ) when you are on holiday.
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