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Welcome to San Stefanos (NW Corfu) => San Stefanos news and views => Topic started by: Rover on June 23, 2015, 12:22:13 PM
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We never pay to reserve seats. It's only a short flight, and we have always been seated together, either in a row, or adjacent aisle seats. This time,however, we were advised at check in that there were adjacent seats available, but if we wanted them we would have to pay £10 each. We refused, and were allocated two aisle seats, displaced by one row. A party of four young ladies had also been separated. Three in a row, the fourth being displaced by one row in the opposite aisle, next to me. My wife swapped with the young lady, and we all sat with our travelling partners. We checked with the cabin crew before changing. Were parties deliberately separated? Return flight was no problem. We were allocated adjacent seats. I wonder if anyone paid for the adjacent seats on the outbound flight?
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We always reserve our seats as hubby likes a window seat. That sounds like a sales ploy to me and a bit naughty! We are always getting emails or phone calls to try and get us to upgrade our extras, which is annoying. as I think we all book want we want when we book our holidays, naughty Thomsons!!
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My husband always insists we "pre-book" our seats - I would rather not, on the grounds that chances are we'll end up sitting together, and as stated above, it's not the end of the world if we don't. Another money-making scam intoduced a few years ago. Before that, we always got allocated seats together didn't we?
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The problem is that some costs are being "hidden" . The hold baggage weight has now been set at 15kg. It was 20 kg. All of these increase the "headline" cost shown for the package. Transfer costs can also be an extra. These are not always included. Sharp practice? You certainly need to read the small print.
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I always book seats in advance. The plane is always full, and it's part of relaxing to know you have a window seat with a good view.
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No problem with paying in advance for something you want. But why should you have to pay extra at check in for non premium seats which are clearly available and unreserved? If these were the only two seats left, and they were together, would one have to pay for this?
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On our way out last year we were in the row behind the extra legroom . There were two empty in that row .
O.H. asked if he could move and was politely told by stewardess that these people had paid extra to sit there and he hadn't .
He had to concede she was right
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I've paid to book seats. It seems to me fair that those who don't get to sit next to babies.
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I always book seats in advance. The plane is always full, and it's part of relaxing to know you have a window seat with a good view.
:) :)
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Doesn't always work out like that, we paid to sit in row 3 and had three babies in the row in front,but we did get our drinks quickly which is an advantage then you can sit and relax for the rest of the journey and the babies were no problem.
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Second worse to babies is somebody who wants to tell you their entire boring life story.
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Second worse to babies is somebody who wants to tell you their entire boring life story.
Had that one, many times, Jimbo! :)
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We always pre-book our seats for a few reasons to be honest. I am not a good flyer and hate the take off so I need to hold my husband's had tight until we are up in the air!!! For some reason I always feel better if I can see out of the window - think its probably a control thing!!! Plus we dont like to sit over the wing we like to be able to see out of the window properly if you know what I mean.
plus there is no panic to get to the airport early as we know we are guaranteed to be able to sit together!!!
So to have to pay the extra for us to sit together is worth it for us.
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We do normally book seats with extra legroom as we are both very tall . Last year we were late in booking but made sure we got
them this year booked as soon as they went on sale .
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Second worse to babies is somebody who wants to tell you their entire boring life story.
Yeah sorry about that ;)
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Second worse to babies is somebody who wants to tell you their entire boring life story.
I'd rather have that than an inconsiderate person in front recline their seat
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I never know why people recline their seats, as you really don't gain very much and make it uncomfortable for the person behind you.
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You are absolutely right Karen. Did I read somewhere that one airline had "locked" seats into the upright position?
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Came back on a Thomas Cook flight last week, person in front of my friend had seat reclined, stewardess said she could only asked them to put it upright when we were eating or drinking which she did but as soon as we were finished he immediately reclined the seat again. I can't believe how inconsiderate some people are, he also wore his Raybans throughout the flight what an idiot!!!!
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Easyjet seats are locked in the upright position, well done them
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Is this on all flights?
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We had a young teenager who insisted on reclining their seat on a coach trip last year. When we politely asked her if she could put her seat up she refused saying she was "tired" and wanted to sleep, and "daddy" stuck up for her. She then went on to get her iphone out and play on that for the whole journey back to San Stef !! We had to change seats as my husband didn't have any space to move!! At least we could move not like on a plane I suppose!!
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Sadly, there are inconsiderate people around. The solution is simple, as Easyjet seem to have realised. Non reclining seats.
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Sadly, there are inconsiderate people around. The solution is simple, as Easyjet seem to have realised. Non reclining seats.
Have travelled Easyjet to SS for some years now and fixed seats were on every flight, and more legroom than Thomson too!
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Yeah sorry about that ;)
Don't apologise. If folk don't want to travel with passengers who have kids then they can feel free to charter a private jet, or drive.
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Just had a survey to do on behalf of Thomson/First Choice, with all manner of questions about your opinions if they used other airlines for the flight, like the Germania ones a couple of airports now have. Do not know what effect this would have on 'extras' like seat booking if brought in generally.