There’s nothing more frustrating paying extra to sit with your friends and family – but this airline almost guarantees you seating next to your loved ones at no extra cost
Booking a holiday is one of life’s simple pleasures, but it’s quickly short-lived when the airline asks you to pre-book your flight seats for an extra fee.
Gone are the days when your party would be grouped together when checking-in. Now, it is widely advised to book your seats to avoid being split up. This is a method airlines use to make extra money, and if you don’t want to spend the extra pounds to reserve the seats in advance, you’ll just have to hope for the best.
Surprisingly, no law in the UK obliges airlines to seat families together during flights. Therefore, passengers spend more money to sit with their friends and family, especially when travelling with young children.
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But, as reported by Which?, this won’t be a problem for families when travelling with Jet2. Comparing other airlines, the site said: “With Ryanair or Wizz, you need a calculator to work out whether you’re better off choosing to add cabin bags and seat selection separately, or whether to choose a more expensive ticket that includes them.
“With Jet2, cabin bags are included, and families are almost always seated together without having to pay for seat selection. That doesn’t just save money, it makes booking much less hassle.”
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Alternatively, passengers can also ask other travellers to swap seats. While it’s generally accepted, it’s important to note and understand that not everyone may agree to do so.
Jet2’s website shared more information about family seating arrangements: “As a family-friendly airline we will always endeavour to seat children and infants under the age of 12 next to their accompanying adults. If this is not possible for any reason, we will ensure children are seated as close as possible, and no more than one row away.”
Throughout the past couple of years, Jet2 has been going up the rankings as the go-to airline for many, especially in the UK. Passengers expressed satisfaction with their customer service and overall assistance, with a total score of 80% for the best short-haul economy airlines.