Can I sit in 62K (747 Upper Deck) if my kids and spouse are in NON exit seats?
May 4, 2018, 5:43 pm
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Can I sit in exit 62K (747 Upper Deck) if my kids and spouse are in NON exit seats?
Dear All,
I am traveling with my wife and 2 kids (12 and 10) on a BA 747 and we have seats on the Upper Deck. Seat 62K is available (as is 62J). I would like to take both of those seats for my wife and I and have two non exit row seats for my kids (61 J and K)
What is BA's policy of adults being able to sit in an Exit row, if they are traveling with kids? American Airlines does not allow it and will not even let you select an exit seat if you are traveling with someone younger than 16 (or 18)
However, BA.com seems to have NO issue letting me select that seat. Is this a limitation of the BA website? I do not want to pick that seat only to have (at the time of boarding or check-in) that seat taken away and being sat somewhere away from my family, even on a different deck
If someone has any insight into this matter I would greatly appreciate it
Many thanks in advance!
Warm Regards,
Panjabi
I am traveling with my wife and 2 kids (12 and 10) on a BA 747 and we have seats on the Upper Deck. Seat 62K is available (as is 62J). I would like to take both of those seats for my wife and I and have two non exit row seats for my kids (61 J and K)
What is BA's policy of adults being able to sit in an Exit row, if they are traveling with kids? American Airlines does not allow it and will not even let you select an exit seat if you are traveling with someone younger than 16 (or 18)
However, BA.com seems to have NO issue letting me select that seat. Is this a limitation of the BA website? I do not want to pick that seat only to have (at the time of boarding or check-in) that seat taken away and being sat somewhere away from my family, even on a different deck
If someone has any insight into this matter I would greatly appreciate it
Many thanks in advance!
Warm Regards,
Panjabi
Last edited by panjabi; May 4, 2018 at 5:57 pm Reason: Make it more clear
May 4, 2018, 8:29 pm
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I have done something similar in the past and it was nonissue. The computer beeped but I think it was just the usual emergency exit message and the check in agent explicitly checked we had non emergency seats for the kids.
May 4, 2018, 10:29 pm
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BA's definition of parent next to child including ahead / behind row and age 12 for emergency row exit means you should be fine even if you have to put the older child next to your wife in exit row: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/seating/paid-seating-terms. And that has been my experience, albeit not on UD.
May 4, 2018, 11:19 pm
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Put your Children in the seats you want. Put adults in the exit seats.
Swap seats after seat belt signs extinguished. Swap back at 20ins to landing.
Swap seats after seat belt signs extinguished. Swap back at 20ins to landing.
May 5, 2018, 12:40 am
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Dear All,
I am traveling with my wife and 2 kids (12 and 10) on a BA 747 and we have seats on the Upper Deck. Seat 62K is available (as is 62J). I would like to take both of those seats for my wife and I and have two non exit row seats for my kids (61 J and K)
What is BA's policy of adults being able to sit in an Exit row, if they are traveling with kids? American Airlines does not allow it and will not even let you select an exit seat if you are traveling with someone younger than 16 (or 18)
However, BA.com seems to have NO issue letting me select that seat. Is this a limitation of the BA website? I do not want to pick that seat only to have (at the time of boarding or check-in) that seat taken away and being sat somewhere away from my family, even on a different deck
If someone has any insight into this matter I would greatly appreciate it
Many thanks in advance!
Warm Regards,
Panjabi
I am traveling with my wife and 2 kids (12 and 10) on a BA 747 and we have seats on the Upper Deck. Seat 62K is available (as is 62J). I would like to take both of those seats for my wife and I and have two non exit row seats for my kids (61 J and K)
What is BA's policy of adults being able to sit in an Exit row, if they are traveling with kids? American Airlines does not allow it and will not even let you select an exit seat if you are traveling with someone younger than 16 (or 18)
However, BA.com seems to have NO issue letting me select that seat. Is this a limitation of the BA website? I do not want to pick that seat only to have (at the time of boarding or check-in) that seat taken away and being sat somewhere away from my family, even on a different deck
If someone has any insight into this matter I would greatly appreciate it
Many thanks in advance!
Warm Regards,
Panjabi
May 5, 2018, 2:04 am
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May 5, 2018, 3:07 am
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May 5, 2018, 3:09 am
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May 5, 2018, 7:52 am
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BA's definition of parent next to child including ahead / behind row and age 12 for emergency row exit means you should be fine even if you have to put the older child next to your wife in exit row: https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...-seating-terms. And that has been my experience, albeit not on UD.
Thank you for your prompt replies. I will go ahead and get this set up as per your suggestions and hope it all works out.
Have a great weekend!
Warm Regards,
Panjabi