Originally Posted by
EWRGirl
If I had know this would be an issue, I would have purchased three economy tickets (so an "adult" aka my oldest son) would have been on their PNR and I would have just used the two J tickets for my husband and myself.
Have a look at this, as it directly addresses your split-cabin plan. You can't get your two children ticketed in Y if neither of them is at least 16. I'm not sure why you'd want to purchase three Y tickets, because that seems to be overcomplicating matters.
https://www.qatarairways.com/tradepo...assengers.html
- A child traveling in a different cabin less than 5 years will not be permitted to be seated alone unless accompanied by an adult 16 years of age and above in the same cabin as that of the child.
Originally Posted by
EWRGirl
I guess I don't understand why they wouldn't just create a new PNR with the correct seating?
This would involve cancelling all tickets and starting from scratch, potentially losing your award seats in the process.
If I were you, I'd just keep your tickets as-is and sort it out onboard. Ordering a kids meal in J would complicate the seat switch. They can't serve a J special meal in Y. You can order the kids meal for both passengers in Y - I'm fairly certain there's nothing stopping an "adult" from ordering a kids meal.
Once onboard, just casually tell the crew your kids are seated in Y, and emphasize that they won't be coming up to J to visit, just the other way around. I'd imagine they'll be accommodating enough for that. If they insist on enforcing the 16 year old rule, then I'm afraid there's nothing you can do but comply.