Is it risky not booking flight seats? £35 pp each way

[SteveyJ]

What about reclining seats though?

[Rescuer]

Originally Posted by Floridadreams

We have just paid €240 for seats both ways for 2 adults and 2 children aged 11 and 15 flying with Aer Lingus. Having previously stupidly believing airlines wouldn’t separate a child under 12 from a parent on a plane I found this was not true on a flight from Spain last year. Our daughter was then 10 and she was put near the front of the plane while the rest of us were dotted around the back. After asking the ground staff and getting nowhere I decided to ask the flight crew. They spent a long time trying to repatriate youngsters with parents on that flight. It was mayhem! I just wouldn’t risk it on what would be her first long haul flight!

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Are seat bookings with aer Lingus not free. We just booked with them and chose our seats at booking. I saw the ones nearer the front were paid options but we weren’t really bothered where we were. Is it different for different classes of booking?

[dx4100]

Originally Posted by SteveyJ

What about reclining seats though?

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Always recline - as soon as possible - and without notice

[munmun]

Originally Posted by dx4100

Always recline - as soon as possible - and without notice

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Now it really will be shut down !

[Guest]

Rather than making you pay for a seat together why don't they refund the value of the seat reservation to those who don't want to pick seats off the price of the flight. Families pay more to fly in school holidays anyway. Kind of like a reward if you are not fussed where you sit.