Ryanair Seating With Children

[malagabob]

Have been looking at adding seating to a booking. It's 2 adults with 3 children under 12 the final price comes out at £75. So that's 7.50 pp each way. But I'm led to believe up to 4 children can seat free with each adult who purchase a seat.
I'm having a dull moment how the final price comes out at £75.

[mikey4444]

Personally, I would grab this bargain and run !

Where are you off to ?

[rockyracoon]

This is on the Ryanair website.
https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/useful-info/help-centre/faq-overview/Travelling-with-children/Will-families-be-split-up-if-they-do-not-wish-to-pay-for-allocated-seating

Have you picked seats in the correct rows?

[malagabob]

It states rocky rows 18-30 which is the rows I am selecting.
It seems I am being charged 7.50 each way for each child, when they shouldn't be paying anything.

[ummmm]

You get allocated seating with Ryanair now.

[ummmm]

I've never heard of children being able to sit free. How old are they because £7.50 to pick your seat sounds about right.

[rockyracoon]

Believe it or not, their customer service is very good, so, I'd give them a ring.
Just a wee thought. You did tick the under 16 box for the kids, didn't you?

[malagabob]

Yes ummm, but that way the way Ryanair work it's not guaranteed children will be sat with their parents. Crazy but true.

[malagabob]

Have had a look at the contact us link rocky but can't see any phone numbers. Unless you know it?

[mikey4444]

I have never flown with RyanAir, but why on earth would they separate kids from their parents, on purpose ?

Shakes head in disbelief !

[ummmm]

Yeah. Although I've only ever been allocated a seat next to the people I'm travelling with. Never pre-booked ones.

[ummmm]

Mikey...they don't do it on purpose. People pick their seats and pay extra for them. Ryanair can only allocate seats from the ones not prebooked.

[mikey4444]

But shouldn't Ryanair give priority to people with small children ?

What if you turned up at the Airport and found your 5 year old kid was 20 rows behind you on the plane ?

This sounds like a money-making scam on behalf of Ryanair !

Still shaking his head in disbelief.

[ummmm]

Mikey - it's not..Ryanair are actually really good now but they can't help it if people pick their seats before others. If a child wasn't sitting with a parent they would try everything they could to resolve it.

[mikey4444]

Ummm...well I hope so, but it would save an awful lot of time and heartache if the airline were to allocate family seats at the same time as booking.

[ummmm]

I've flew with them 2 or 3 times a year for the last 4 years and I've never witnessed it happen. Young children get priority boarding do it's unlikely to happen either.

[Prudie]

All airlines charge to pre-book and select seats not just Ryanair.

[Islay]

Here's a question Mikey, why should you be given priority just because you have children?
If I want to pay and book seats then I would not give them up because someone else doesn't want to pay to reserve their seats!

[ummmm]

Yeah, they do Prudie. I checked my holiday flights today and they would cost the same.

I think with allocations when you book the names come out on a list so they know Mrs Smith has just booked for 6 people and the computer will try and allocate accordingly.

Prebooking is good if you want extra leg room or be by the toilets.

[bednobs]

ha i'd pay extra not to sit next to my 5 year old!

[Islay]

Lol bednobs, I asked my friend the same question and she said how much to sit on the next plane!!