With 10 of you, I would make some decisions on who has to be seated together. There is probabably no way that there are going to be 10 seats together. If I were you, I would concentrate on getting you and the small kids together and let everyone else fend for themselves!
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- Thread starter Carrieberry
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Shannon,
The airlines tend to keep two types of seats back from pre-assignment: exit rows and special needs seating.
You cannot usually get the exit rows assigned over the phone but often can at the airport - either at checkin or at the ticket counter in advance - where they can physically see you meet the criteria. In your case with children you obviously will not meet the criteria so you end up waiting for them to assign those seats to someone else on the day and you get their old seats. The special needs seating can be kept back for varied reasons - disablement, babies, air marshals, etc.
You need to work out, as Carol suggested, the minimum acceptable seating groups and ask when you change the tickets for advice and guidance. I would recommend you checkin at least 2.5hrs in advance if you do not have seat assignments.
The airline try and seat each young child with an adult or older child but do not guarantee it. Some Orlando flights have so many families on them there are few other people to move around to accomodate other groups.
Remember the flights are just a means to an end and everything will be MAGIC when you arrive
The airlines tend to keep two types of seats back from pre-assignment: exit rows and special needs seating.
You cannot usually get the exit rows assigned over the phone but often can at the airport - either at checkin or at the ticket counter in advance - where they can physically see you meet the criteria. In your case with children you obviously will not meet the criteria so you end up waiting for them to assign those seats to someone else on the day and you get their old seats. The special needs seating can be kept back for varied reasons - disablement, babies, air marshals, etc.
You need to work out, as Carol suggested, the minimum acceptable seating groups and ask when you change the tickets for advice and guidance. I would recommend you checkin at least 2.5hrs in advance if you do not have seat assignments.
The airline try and seat each young child with an adult or older child but do not guarantee it. Some Orlando flights have so many families on them there are few other people to move around to accomodate other groups.
Remember the flights are just a means to an end and everything will be MAGIC when you arrive
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