Help, we have a seating situation with baby

[don01]

Really _________ when you buy a ticket you get the chance to book a seat.
Yep the wailing wall has a price tag, not a lot in terms of the whole fare.*
the story-
The son-in-law is the very long tall football player - daughter books "leg room seat" and pays the extra >
"he don't fit in the others" and on their honeymoon, so pay extra, get set in the plane ready to go
Then couple with bub turn up -they were told "just turn go to the plane and say " we got a bub here" it works every time">>
12hrs of agony (had to get out of seat to allow food trolley and others past,, etc etc)

pay extra for the special or just rock up and get what others have paid for??
-- yes if the wall is bassinet territory then make it so and no baby no seat and pay the $ others would have
(that's them at the emergency exit rows)

ps now, when they fly they get the extra seat for each of the 2foot tall terrorists.

have fun and enjoy the trip
D

 

[ozbeachbabe]

Also think about using a Car Seat inflight. We did this all those years ago with the twins. There are Car Seats approved for use by airlines but will need individual approval preflight at the time of booking.

Keep in mind that the straps on the car seats you want to use onboard often impede the use of the tray table for pax seated behind so in most cases you would need to be seated in the back row of the cabin where there is a bulkhead behind you where a WC or galley is.

Really _________ when you buy a ticket you get the chance to book a seat.
Yep the wailing wall has a price tag, not a lot in terms of the whole fare.*
the story-
The son-in-law is the very long tall football player - daughter books "leg room seat" and pays the extra >
"he don't fit in the others" and on their honeymoon, so pay extra, get set in the plane ready to go
Then couple with bub turn up -they were told "just turn go to the plane and say " we got a bub here" it works every time">>
12hrs of agony (had to get out of seat to allow food trolley and others past,, etc etc)

pay extra for the special or just rock up and get what others have paid for??
-- yes if the wall is bassinet territory then make it so and no baby no seat and pay the $ others would have
(that's them at the emergency exit rows)

ps now, when they fly they get the extra seat for each of the 2foot tall terrorists.

have fun and enjoy the trip
D

That's unfortunate for your son-in-law. I suppose if confronted with that option again he could say that he purchases those seats as he's unable to fit into a regular seat so he'd need to stay put. I guess your daughter could move but it depends what seats the other people had to swap.

Airlines should either block the bassinet row or only allow people with infants to pre-allocate them or leave them blocked to allow airport staff to allocate seats around T-48 before OLCI opens. They should allocate them to the youngest infants around 6 months of age first as there will be families who have toddlers of 23 months who know their child doesn't fit in the bassinet but want the bulkhead row for the extra room.

hi kpc - thanks for that tip on complaining. i have passed that on to a colleague who flew from per to kth but they lost his baggage which contained essential mediine and items for the job. he went thro many phone calls msm's and emails to find out where his baggage was. they initially said sorry but we have no idea where it went. he had photos of the bag, the receipt, the boarding pass etc.

i suggested he look up his points to see if they had registered the flight. seems they didnt finally he got some joy in that they found his bag however they now say he never boarded the plane. which is odd because if he never boarded the plane how did his luggage get loaded on the plane??? he is still arguing with them. now into the second week.

I don't suppose your friend's boarding pass wasn't scanned properly at the gate hence him being a 'gate noshow' resulting in him and his bags being offloaded?

 

[trooper]

But there are already others in those seats for the leg room, as per the OP, so why should they behave any different? It'd be easier if AC prioritised the bassinet seats for those with eligible infants instead of monetising a pretty important service.

It's moot now by the sounds of it, but I would have kept the seat and tag-teamed with my wife, hoping like hell that it makes it uncomfortable for the leg room purchasers.

It's no different to parking in a wheelchair spot when you don't need to, even if you've paid for it. I'm sure some councils may have already considered that. Just paint a $ sign next to the wheelchair symbol.

Why? Because THEY were pretty much claiming that folks with babies SHOULD get priority for those seats! Funny how that principle suddenly becomes flexible....

P.S. just where can you PAY to use a wheelchair parking spot?

 

[Pierre_a]

I would have thought having the two of you split is actually an advantage - one rests while one takes care of the baby using the bassinet and extra space available. Of course, I may have felt differently were I in your predicament.

Not ideal but far better than having a lap infant and trusting to luck that you'll get a spare seat next to you.

All the best - its super stressful traveling with the little ones the first time. And don't worry - most people you interact with will be super kind and understanding.

 

[Ausbt]

The son-in-law is the very long tall football player

It is really hard to feel sorry for tall people though isn't it? Maybe abnormally tall, like 7', but yeah...

As a non-baby carrying consumer I would never choose DEFG bulkhead seats based on potential bumpage. But I'm wondering, do they ever set bassinets at A-C & J-K? I've never seen them there.

 

[mrsterryn]

@wansze82 how did the flight/baby end up going ?

 

[Happy Dude]

Why? Because THEY were pretty much claiming that folks with babies SHOULD get priority for those seats! Funny how that principle suddenly becomes flexible....

P.S. just where can you PAY to use a wheelchair parking spot?

I don't see where the OP has even come close to making the claim you're suggesting or even cherry-picked on principles. In fact, IMO you've made a pretty big leap from the OP's posts to your slanderous conclusion.

I was simply responding to @Hvr's suggestion that the OP should give up the seats for eligible pax, despite other non-eligible pax grabbing those seats with the airline's profit-driven blessing. Seemed odd to single out the OP in this instance.

P.S. I was hypothesising vis-a-vie wheelchair parking spots, and speculating that councils could also monetise a similar service. I'll be clearer next time. But anyone can pay to use such a spot anwhere. Payment may be in the form of a fine.

 

[trooper]

Slander is spoken... but perhaps you are right... I was reacting to comments not necessarily made by the OP... Sorry!

 

[lovetravellingoz]

All seats with legroom have been booked out on this flight. We gave up the bassinet seat so that we can sit together and hope that the airline can block out that row for us closer to the day if the flight isn’t sold out. Otherwise it will be a long 15 hours.

Having flown with all 3 of our daughters as babies/infants on longhauls my strong advice is if you can, revert back to having the bassinet seat and being split, rather that being together without the bassinet. If just a domestic flight it is no great inconvenience to not have the bassinet but on the much longer flights it makes a big difference to have it.

It will be more comfortable and practical.

 

[Quickstatus]

Keep in mind that the straps on the car seats you want to use onboard often impede the use of the tray table for pax seated behind so in most cases you would need to be seated in the back row of the cabin where there is a bulkhead behind you where a WC or galley is.

In the AC case 17 years ago, an engineer came on board to attach the car seat to the Y seat using some special attachment. No issue with tray table for passenger behind

 

[ozbeachbabe]

In the AC case 17 years ago, an engineer came on board to attach the car seat to the Y seat using some special attachment. No issue with tray table for passenger behind

It would only be if the straps or the child seat, torso restraint etc were go over the seatback in a way that would prevent the person behind lowering their tray table.