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Old 17 Jan 20, 07:47 AM  
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Thanks to everyone who has replied. It’s really helpful to know that booking a package still means paying to reserve seats (I’m only Blue tier with BA Executive club).

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Old 17 Jan 20, 07:53 AM  
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Originally Posted by DisneyTripAgain View Post
Thanks to everyone who has replied. It’s really helpful to know that booking a package still means paying to reserve seats (I’m only Blue tier with BA Executive club).

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Next time you book with BA, see if you can book AA codeshare flights. I didn’t realise until after I’d booked but my flights on the way home are AA codeshare and we don’t have to pay for seat selection. So I’ve booked my seats for the return journey.

I usually always book seats on flights and pay but I read a very long thread on here about peoples experiences of flying with children and almost all said they’d been sat together. I’m regularly checking the seating plan on my booking to see if it’s getting full (quite a long way out yet) and if it looks like there’s a chance we won’t be together, I’ll book.
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Ah I have bronze
Yup, us lowly blue members still have to pay or wait till OLCI
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As I posted above, and assuming you are all on the same booking, due to the under-12s in the party, BA will assign seats for the whole group 3-6 days prior to travel. At that point, if you’re not happy with them, you could pay to move to other available seats, or wait and take your chances at check-in.

BA does not deliberately split parties up, especially with children in the group. Obviously in a group of 5 you will be split to some extent, either 3 and 2 or 4 and 1, probably across an aisle or maybe one row behind the other. If you’re flying economy, I wouldn’t be too concerned, if in another cabin it can be more of a risk that the party would be split.
thank you, your post gave me hope
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I would price up flight only then add a car, vs fly/drive.
See if any difference and you can use it if any to book seats
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Old 18 Jan 20, 03:20 PM  
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You do have an added advantage as you can book from 24 hours before your first flight which will give you a few hours over those starting their journey in London.
ahhhh thats very good - thanks
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anyone know if they have wifi? them or aer lingus
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anyone know if they have wifi? them or aer lingus
The majority, but not all, of BA’s long haul fleet now has WiFi. If you’re flying LGW-MCO, I think the whole LGW 777 fleet now has it. There are a couple of 777s without WiFi, but they normally operate out of LHR and would be pretty unlikely to be used, even as substitutes, on the MCO route.

Less familiar with Aer Lingus, but think it’s also aircraft-dependent. My understanding is that the A330 and the A321NeoLR have WiFi, the 757 does not.

With both airlines, you have to pay for WiFi if flying economy.

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as someone else said, if you book a BA fly drive, 1 or both of your legs may be operated by AA in which case they give free seat bookings on that (or both) legs
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I looked at booking seats for our flights today (flight & car package) we are travelling in Club but to choose the bubble in advance was £318 EACH WAY! I was horrified & we’ll take our chance 24 hours before. I still can’t wrap my head around that price! 😬
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