Reply To: Avios booking for a ‘Child’

[travelmonkey]

I just asked my spouse (who’s former BA cabin crew) what they’d have done in this situation.

Their response was that it’s a grey area, but essentially they would take a judgement call regarding the 12 yr old’s capabilities. If the kid is sensible and alert and appears strong enough to operate the door then that would have been fine. If the kid doesn’t appear strong enough or mature enough then you’d be moved. My other half also stated that even if they allowed the 2yr old to stay, they would not allow them in the window seat.

Different crew will handle this differently, so just because this is what one former crew member would do doesn’t mean that’s what the ones on your flight will do.

And ultimately this is a safety issue that comes down to the opinion of the crew on the day. You might fly the outbound in the exit row just fine but be relocated on the return… and if that happens, you’ll just need to suck it up I’m afraid, you won’t be in a position to argue. The crew won’t care about what the call centre said, they care about operating the flight in a manner they are happy is safe.