Thomas cook stops trading latest info and your rights. If we just wanted seats together we wouldnt bother. Flight seat booker will open approximately 14 weeks prior to departure and close approximately one week prior to departure. After about 4 weeks we were given a thomas cook reference number.
Most airlines allow you to request your seat soon after you have completed your online booking. I always prebook mine though just to be sure, i dont bother to do this with short haul flights only. We prebooked seats and meals with thomas cook for our flight home. Just so you know, if you re travelling with a child under the age of 12, well make sure theyre sat with at. If youre booking a villa and flight inclusive package, the deposit will vary depending on the airline you book your flights with. What happens if thomas cook goes bust before the trip. With ej, you cant book seats at the time you book the holiday, but im told you can do it through customer services. To thank thomas cook for clarifying the matter of paying. If you had a future booking which was protected by atol, you can now apply.
Paying to prebook seats with thomas cook in my experience not many people book seats together. On bookings with more than one passenger, allocated seats must be selected for all passengers on the booking otherwise we cannot allow any allocated seats to be purchased. You cant prebook seats but you can check in online 48 hrs prior according to thomas cook website although i think thats probably meant to be 24 hours. After looking at my booking on the thomas cook site it says that you can t pre book seats on a non thomas cook airline flight. You can either reserve your seats when you re booking your holiday, or you can add them later by contacting us. This was a small and cramped plane and i did not get the benefit of the extra leg room at the exit because i had to make way for the people who qued for the toilets. The new thomas cook airlines economy cabin includes new seats, offering maximum living space and comfort, alongside brand new 8. Holiday firm thomas cook has stopped trading if youre currently. If youre flying with tui or any of our chartered airlines, you can pay extra to choose where you sit on the plane. I would do it, they all rip you off with the sit together charge now, but to be honest thomas cook has the edge as you can book before you pay, where as when you book with thomson and others you have to pay the sit together fee then can get a party split into two.
You can choose where youd like to sit for a small fee. If you dont use our select your seat service, your seats will be automatically allocated to you when you check in online. If you are checking bags, it is recommended you check in at least 90 minutes before your flights departure time. For villa only holidays, the deposit required will be 10% of the villa cost. At london gatwick and manchester only, thomas cook airlines uk is offering the thomas cook sundown checkin service. Once these details have been entered, you will be taken to a seating plan where you can search and select your desired seats. Unless you have booked a basic ticket economy, hand baggage only, you can reserve your seat for free when checkin opens 24 hours before departure. By continuing to use our site you accept our cookie policy. Here is the difference between economy seats and premium economy.
When i got settled a family were not happy that they had 5 single seats. Once these details have been entered, you will be taken to a seating plan where. To thank thomas cook for clarifying the matter of paying to. If you want headphones to watch the entertainment it will cost you an. With some airlines, you can prebook seats through the manage your booking section on our website or app, which will avoid our. When youre on the airplane page, look for the infant amenity icon. Seat reservations are included for guests in business, premium and economy best of course. Request and reserve seats in advance everyone has a different idea of the perfect seat, which is why most airlines let you choose your own. Book your regular seat or xlseat on condor flights easily and conveniently online, either right after you book your flight or at a. Many people check in on line as soon as it opens, its the best chance of seat selection. Most airlines allow you to request your seat soon after you.
Online checkin booked with thomas cook flight with. Moral is, you pay your price and put up or shut up. Pre booking seats vs check in seats air travel forum. Thomas cook airlines has a changing table in at least one lavatory on each aircraft. Of course, seat reservations for passengers in premium and business class are free of charge. Tc from a few hours after booking, thomson from 90 days prior to your. I have three children and often travel without dh so almost always book seats unless as in the case of the summer where with one under 5 giving us priority boarding and only part of the aeroplane available for booking, i. When an infant car seat will be used during flight, preflight services for. May 11, 2008 wev,e flown thomas cook many times and have found that the only times couples dont sit together is when they are at the end of the queue and all seats are going or gone. Unless you have preallocated you seats already and paid the relevant fee, the seats will be allocated to you when you checkin although there is no guarantee that you will be sat together. Kiosk checkin is available up to one hour before scheduled departure, and bags can be quickly and conveniently checked in your at the baggage dropoff counters thomas cook sundown checkin.
With a basic ticket economy, hand baggage only, you can either. To hear from us and learn about our updates as soon as we have them please sign up for our emails. In the economy best you can upgrade your seat to a xl seat at particularly favourable conditions. However you have already done this on your earlier flight. If you get to the airport early before the queue to check in builds up, i think youll be fine.
You can book up to 9 passengers in one reservation on. We always pick these 2 seats, its great just having the 2 together, they do recline and you have nobody behind you, or next to you love them. I travelled on virgin and an alleged antiquated jumbo in august to same destination, no problem with seating or any back pain. After looking at my booking on the thomas cook site it says that you cant pre book seats on a non thomas cook airline flight. If it is present, clicking on it will tell you what infant services are available on that airplane. Once everyone has done this, you can all then choose your inbound seats. Flights can i prepurchase specific seats on my flights. How you prepurchase flight seats varies depending on whether you are travelling on a chartered or scheduled flight.
Some airlines also let you pay extra to sit in a row of two twin seats. What is thomas cook airlines uk policy on infant car seats used on board. You can prebook your seats if you would like, we paid. We didnt get our seats together but a quick call to jet2 and it was changed to have us all sitting together with no extra charge. Thomas cook can you change the free allocated seat.
Recliner button underneath the seat also is confusing. With both you can pay to choose seats at reasonable prices. However, as mentioned above, an early checkin should gaurd against this, however thomas cook do operate a my seat, my choice option, where by paying to pre book your seat also allows you to go onto their website and select specific seats. Sep 15, 2014 the new thomas cook airlines economy cabin includes new seats, offering maximum living space and comfort, alongside brand new 8. To book seats, you will need to contact easyjet on 0330 365 5000 costs may vary, quoting your airline locator, where they will be able to assist you. We are thinking of reserving row 1 on our flight to cancun from manchester next october. You can either reserve your seats when youre booking your holiday, or you can add them later by contacting us. Should i book seats on thomas cook flight in advance. Wasnt made aware of this at time of booking i have relatives who have booked onto the exact same flight and holiday through coop and again they werent made aware of this either. Seats can be chosen when you book or later via the easyjet app or through manage bookings. Weve outlined this in manage my booking for you too. We booked a thomas cook package through first choice a year ago. You can also purchase a more legroom seat for your flight and enjoy a place with more space. Change fee waiver make modify how do i make changes to my reservation.
Is it worth booking seats on thomas cook goa message board. Having said all this the service and staff were excellent and have booked with tc. Standard seat selection is complimentary with all icelandair tickets, and can be managed using manage your booking or when you checkin online. Thomas cook tells me there was an enquiry backlog when you made. This service allows passengers to check in from 16. Paying to prebook seats with thomas cook goa discussion. If this option isnt available for some reason, get in contact with our customer support team on 020 8974 7200 or raise a customer service request via manage your booking. As others have said, online checkin with thomas cook. If you are asking if some seats will open up at olci, then possibly, you can only check, but if they do, it will be as soon as olci opens. We decided to go on last because we had seats and there were near the cabin door. I used thomas cook for my holiday this year, i didnt prebook seats with them,but i was still able to use the your seat your choice feature on the website and it only cost me. Atol scheme this includes seatonly arrangements on thomas cook airlines flight. With ej, you can t book seats at the time you book the holiday, but im told you can do it through customer services.
My return flight to sfo was ok on the way out but on the way back they changed our paid extra for seats so we didnt get the view of sf we wanted seems a lot of people had seat problems on the flight as we witnessed lots of complaints. Find all you need to know about flying with babies on thomas cook airlines. If you check in 3hrs before you should get your seats together. Compare broadband deals how to get cheap broadband do i need a tv licence. Is it worth booking seats on thomas cook watch this topic. When you re on the airplane page, look for the infant amenity icon.
Has anyone had problems trying to book seats on a thos cook flight but packaged as a thomson holiday. Does anyone know whats going on with thomas cook seat booking we always pre book our seats and last year paid. The seat reservation charges that cost more than the airfare. Prebooked seats thomas cook marmaris message board. Examples of holiday extras include car hire, airport parking, taxi transfers, additional 5kg luggage, prebookable seats, extra leg room, front row seats and group seating. You would, in due course, receive a full refund under the atol scheme that protects package holidays. Equally as baffled, took my husband to the airport this am for his pmi flight with the dreaded ryanair to discover a ba flight leaving a 7am direct to pmi ba4537. This we used to to pre book our seats on the plane. British airways executive club can i book seats on a ba operated chartered flight.
Seating of families on flights when havent prebooked seats. You wouldnt be able to check in with thomas cook airlines because theyre not operating your flight. Book your regular seat or xlseat on condor flights easily and conveniently online, either right after you book your flight or at a later time via my booking up until 48 hours prior to departure. If you booked a thomas cook airlines flight online at. Oct 20, 2008 thomas cook flights, pre book seats together. How to drink alcohol onboard without breaking the law. Reserve your preferred seat easily, quickly and conveniently by making a seat reservation. If this option isnt available for some reason, get in contact with our customer support team on 020 8974. Because of this we now prebook our seats, this year were flying out with thomas cook and have booked their bundle deal as you save 7.
We just went on the tc website and added our api and there it was. Thomas cook says it automatically allocates all passengers a seat as standard. Premium seats with thomas cook dont stop at the leg room. Introducing thomas cook airlines new a330 long haul. Part of the multinational thomas cook group, it is one of europes. Online checkin booked with thomas cook flight with monarch. The holiday extras we offer can be added online during the booking process or. Im going to egypt shortly with thomas cook and there is a bit that came with the tickets to say perhaps we. If you would prefer to select your own seat number, you can do so by using the choose your seat option for. If i plan to check in at the airport, how much time should i allot. You will get allocated seats when you check in either online or at the airport. If youre travelling with a child, you should be able to sit with them airlines such as british airways, tui, virgin atlantic, air france, klm and thomas cook guarantee children under 12 will sit.
If i dont pay the extra fee to select a seat, one will be allocated for free at checkin online or airport. Thomas cook allows economy passengers to lieflat on its a330s as. Thomas cook package holidays, city breaks and hotels. When booking a holiday with 12 or more weeks until you travel, a deposit will be required. Thomas cook online check in moneysavingexpert forum. Thomas cook airlines flying with babies seatmaestro. You will not be able to pre purchase your seats online. Is it worth booking seats on thomas cook goa message. Thomas cook, you have definitely got the wrong spec seat in economy on the a330 long haul. The reinvention of thomas cook new premium cabins thatll. Im going to egypt shortly with thomas cook and there is a bit that came with the tickets to say perhaps we would like to book seats together before we go.
If you have a holiday or flight booked with thomson airways, thomas cook airlines, virgin atlantic or british airways, it may be. I think they should all show you the seats before you book. If youre travelling with a child, or have a disability, make this clear as soon as you can. Book a new trip by march 31, 2020 and there is no change fee if your travel plans change. If you booked a package holiday through thomas cook retail and the holiday is provided by another tour operator, not thomas. No help at all but this is why they think they can lure you in to buy your ore booked seats. Mar 22, 2018 if you re travelling with a child, or have a disability, make this clear as soon as you can. Wasnt made aware of this at time of booking i have relatives who have booked onto the exact same flight and holiday through coop. Thomsons wouldnt normally release their manifest to thomas cook until about a week before the flight, so thomas cook wouldnt have your booking until then. Most airlines will ask for the full cost at the time of booking, however tui airways formerly. On thomas cook airlines uk flights, infants may travel in a car seat provided that a seat has been booked for the infant. Does anyone know, if you take the free allocation option are you given another opportunity to pay to select another seat if the free one isnt great say, next to the loo or something. Apr 22, 2020 is it worth booking seats on thomas cook goa forum. Thomas cook said that we needed to go online a week before the flight to book which seats we wanted but.
You can t prebook seats but you can check in online 48 hrs prior according to thomas cook website although i think thats probably meant to be 24 hours. It may be free or extra, depending on your or the airlines circumstances. Prebooking thomas cook seats on package holiday page 2. If youre departing from manchester your holiday will start that little bit sooner. For thomas cook and manos airtours holidays click here to prebook your seats. In the summer we travelled to the usa with virgin and a cheeky woman on the plane was trying to sit her children in my seat so they were across the aisle from her, i explained that we had. Just to let you all know if your booking through thomas cook watch out for the prebooking charge, we paid. We were able to do this more than a year before the holiday. You will need your supplier booking reference number which can be found on your booking summary. How to get around airline seating charges and sit with.
The caa will set out how to make a claim for a refund go to. The outbound seat will then turn green when selected. I paid extra for seats together and got to choose where we were sitting. We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. If you are booked on one of our chartered flights, you will be able to prepurchase your seats through cruise personaliser. When an infant car seat will be used during flight, preflight services for thomas cook airlines uk must be notified to discuss the regulations with regard to car seats. Thomas cook said that we needed to go online a week before the flight to book which seats we wanted but i done some research into this and i got wind that their was a problem with the pre booking as they charge you twice for starters and that you can also do it months before not 1 week.
Thomas cook seat booking guardalavaca forum tripadvisor. Choosing your seats is simple at the time of booking or when managing your booking, select the seat for the passenger whose name is highlighted. We fly out of glasgow on thursday with jet2 going to majorca and checked in on line 2 weeks ago we didnt pre book our seats. Make the most of the advantages of choosing a seat. Please note that there is an additional charge for purchasing seats prior to checkin. You will not be able to prepurchase your seats online. Is it worth booking seats on thomas cook goa forum. What they wont do however is separate your daughter you would be given two seats together and one seat elsewhere if three seats arent available.
If seats are unavailable, check back later or you can change seats when you check in. For thomas cook and manos airtours holidays click here to pre book your seats. Thomas cook how early can you select seats air travel. I think you can request seats when you check in but as most people will have paid to prebook, not sure what the chances of getting seats you want would be. If you are abroad on a thomas cook holiday, will you be flown back home. Thomas cook premium seats air travel forum tripadvisor. Extra legroom yes but not, i wouldnt think just ordinary seats. Airlines such as british airways, tui, virgin atlantic, air france, klm and thomas cook promise to sit. Holiday extras are travel products that fall outside of the core package holiday components flights, hotels and where applicable, transfers. Alternatively, look at thomas cook or thomson last minute offers departure within six weeks. We had a extra week holiday due to volcanic ash fantastic but on the. Flight hacks to get around seating charges and when they legally.