Originally Posted by
kramerican
Because airlines do have the liability to seat children next to their parent. Even a domestic airline, like Southwest, who has open seating policy will ensure kids get their seats next only to parent. Most of the airlines already do honor this system. EK is one of the first airlines who is not doing that, surprisingly!
Welcome to EK FT. Sorry to hear that you have found that EK now has a policy of charging economy passengers with saver tickets an additional fee for reserving their seat(s) before check in. This policy was introduced at the beginning of October this year and has been widely discussed here on other threads.
FYI the Advance Seat Reservation charges for LAX-DXB-(India) are as follows:
LAX-DXB = $40/adult. DXB-(India) = $15/adult. Total (one way) = $55/adult or $110/adult (return)
For children aged between 2 and 11 travelling with at least one accompanying adult there is a 50% discount on Advance Seat Reservation charges.
http://www.emirates.com/th/english/p...on-policy.aspx
I’m not sure that your comments above are justified. If you go to EK’s Advanced Seat Reservation Policy – Terms & Conditions
http://www.emirates.com/th/english/p...onditions.aspx
They quite clearly state the following:
“We endeavor to seat families with children together at check-in. Children under 13 years of age will always be seated next to an accompanying adult”.
It is possible that if two adults are travelling with one child the adults may be split up, but the child will still be seated next to one of the accompanying adult.