Originally Posted by
SpringHeeledJack
A question posed to me by someone the other day and I thought that i'd share here to see what the experienced panel has to say.
As most airlines these days charge for selecting seats, that is up until 24hrs or thereabouts when they are free, those not wishing to pay have to wait. By doing so, they save money, but run the risk of not sitting where they might like to. What is the legal situation if there are minors (under-16?) in the booking ?
AFAIK, a minor needs to be seated adjacent to their parent/legal guardian for both safekeeping and safety reasons. That said, I can't find any definitive information if that is the case legally. Any thoughts ?
We're not particularly frequent flyers but over the past five years I've probably taken a dozen or so flights with my partner and 2 grown up children. We don't pay a seat supplement but have never been allocated anything except 3+1 or 2+2 so even if the children had been minors there wouldn't have been a problem.