(See pic) Does this mean we won’t be seated together unless I pay extra?

You dont have to you can just show up but then you do risk being seated apart, I personally always pay the extra to make sure we are seated together x

That’s wild. I’m not going to do it just on principle. If they seat 2 together and 1 separate I’m actually fine with that, but if we end up with three completely separate seat, I’m going to get on the plane, sit my horrendously behaved toddler next to whatever poor souls they’ve put him next to, and say ok bye bye to him and you can sort it if there’s a problem to the flight attendant

He’s also just turned two he’s not like two and a half. Proper baby still.

You have to if you wanna be sure you’re together. It wouldn’t have to be your 2 yr old alone tho. It doesn’t matter if you took the seat or your husband but either way you wouldn’t be guaranteed to all be together.

Yes you have to pay extra unfortunately to guarantee you will be sat next to each other otherwise you will be split up, it’s not going to be a child sat with somebody else it will be an adult

It's actually more likely that the single adult seat without baby will be the one that's randomly sat somewhere. They will try and make sure that the 2 years old is allocated the seat with the adult and baby.

We just booked with TUI. We were told that if we didn’t pay to choose our seats then our child will be seated next to one parent but not necessarily both. They will not seat a child separately.

Can you update what actually happens please?

They won’t seat a child seperately but you and your husband could be separated. In my experience I would 100% pay to be seated together, it’s not worth the hassle, and don’t you want his support with your toddler/baby throughout the flight, or vice versa?

I have never paid the extra, we have been lucky and mostly sat together or very close.

On Friday me and my 2 year old flew on a very last minute booked flight (same day booking) and I forgot to book seats. When we got to the checkin desk we were seated on 2 separate rows. The lady at the desk had to phone someone to get them to change it. I'd recommend booking seats for the guarantee xx

I heard somewhere if it’s a child they automatically have to be sat with an adult. So might have x2 together then one separate 🤷🏽‍♀️

The child will always be sat with an adult, you just might not be together

If you abandon your 2 year old next to complete strangers on a plane then that’s incredibly irresponsible parental behaviour on your part.
As much as you shouldn’t have to pay for your child to have the seat next to yours, it is what it is. Just pay the fee.

Ah ok that’s perfect thank you! If it’s my husband and toddler together with me completely separate with the infant on my lap that’s actually better for everyone anyway. I was wondering would they actually stick my 2 year old separate from either of us then would we be at fault for not paying extra 😆

our toddler is super clingy with me and I’ll be the one with the baby on my lap, so if we’re all together it will actually be worse because he will keep wanting to be on my lap instead of in his seat. So if we’re apart and he can’t see me at all it will be way easier for both my husband and me

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I would say it’s irresponsible on the airline’s part but to each their own.

Maybe it’s best to pay to guarantee seats not together then 😂

Hahahahha yes exactly! As long as our 2 year old is next to one adult in our group I’m completely fine

It’s TUI’s policy not to seat a child under 12 on their own, so worst case you’ll be separated into a 2 and a 1

I don't know with TUI, but other airlines guarantee to sit together a child with one adult. You can get in touch with them and ask. But agree that is borderline abusive to make families pay if they want to sit together.

I’ve never paid and we’ve always sat together even with partner too. They would never have a 2 year old without a parent sitting next to them. If it did happen it would be rectified. Worst case scenario your 2 year old and partner might not be sitting with yourself and baby that could be a blessing 🤣

I don’t know about TUI but I’ve switched seats before so a kid could sit with his mum. Not sure I’d chance it!

£13 is what I paid to pick my own seat alone on a flight recently so I think £13 for three seats together probably means you aren’t paying extra to be sat next to your kid. But I agree you should not have to pay extra to sit next to your 2 year old. You can call them to be sure but I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t sit your 2 year old next to randomers!

I do think it's ridiculous that you have to pay extra now when you never used to have to.

I have no idea whether they will seat you together or not cause I haven't flown in years! I hope you get the seats you want though

For peace of mind you’re always better off booking the seats. Agree that they’re an absolute con but it’s been like it forever with airlines sadly. Would always rather the peace of mind!

Have flown several times where a 16 year old is in the exit aisle, which isn’t allowed, and it always causes some tension with people having to shift (often out of seats they have paid to choose) to accommodate.

They definitely wouldn’t allow a toddler to be on their own but as above you might cause some stress on the airline staff and fellow passengers etc and ultimately you want them on your side…

They wouldn’t sit your 2 year old on their own but you and your husband may be separated. They can class sitting together across the aisle though

TUI guarantee that children are seated with an adult in their party BUT this could mean the row in front, behind or across the aisle x

Tui will sit children apart from parents, they did that to us. Row behind so I could see him but not together which is awful. I haven't flown with them since

this is really good to know thank you! I’ll wait until check in and see what we’re allocated or what we’re able to choose at the time making sure to log in right away. If 2 is separated from one of us across the aisle that might be ok but behind or in front would be an absolute nightmare and I’ll have to give them a call