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Buying a plane ticket for 2 year old.

Do you have to buy a full price ticket for a 2 year old now? 
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Re: Buying a plane ticket for 2 year old.

  • We flew United in September and I had called to book the tickets. They checked to see if there was a reduced fare but there wasn't. I think you should call the airline and check. I know they claim that sometimes kids have reduced fare, but with the way they overbook all flights these days it wouldn't surprise me if the reduced fare is really just a myth.
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  • I paid a full price ticket for DD when we went to the States in September. I didn't call the airline though, just booked online. But they did ask for the child's birthdate, so they "knew" she was only two, still full price.
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  • It depends on the airline. We have never gotten a discount on domestic airlines but BA gives 10% off to kids under 12
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  • Ouch. I mean, I know they're taking up a whole seat and not just a "child-sized" one, so I can kind of understand where the airlines are coming from, but still. My bank account hurts just thinking about it.
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  • Every European carrier we've flown has had a reduced (child) rate for M. I hope they don't start charging full price!
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    Every European carrier we've flown has had a reduced (child) rate for M. I hope they don't start charging full price!

    Yeah, I am pretty sure international carriers tend to have the discount, but American ones don't. Shocker. 

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    imageazure_azure:
    Every European carrier we've flown has had a reduced (child) rate for M. I hope they don't start charging full price!

    Yeah, I am pretty sure international carriers tend to have the discount, but American ones don't. Shocker. 

    Even on International flights?

     

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    imagefrlcb:

    imageazure_azure:
    Every European carrier we've flown has had a reduced (child) rate for M. I hope they don't start charging full price!

    Yeah, I am pretty sure international carriers tend to have the discount, but American ones don't. Shocker. 

    Even on International flights?

     

    Nope, not even on international flights. We just paid full price for our son to fly to the UK for Christmas, and are holding dd on our lap because I refused to pay full price for her too (she won't even be 9 months but I am dreading it) 

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  • That's really lame.

    I'm happy I don't have to fly US carriers.

  • We got no discount for DS on Virgin. A seat is a seat.
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  • We got discounted tickets on American Airlines and BA for our trip this Christmas...one leg is AA, the other is BA.  I think it was around 10% off.
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  • I'm not saying anything new with 10% off BA ticket prices - it's nearly full fare.

    Andrea, will you get bulkhead seats at least, so you can have the extra space?

    Mum to W (4) and M (nearly 2)
  • imagemadhatter2003:
    We got discounted tickets on American Airlines and BA for our trip this Christmas...one leg is AA, the other is BA.  I think it was around 10% off.

    Did you book it through BA? They are partners so my understanding is if you booked it through BA you would get the 10% discount, even if one leg is AA.

    Welsh, we aren't guaranteed the bulkhead, but they have been requested! 

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  • Delta definitely does 75% of an adult fare for children (under 13s i think)

    I think United does too

    for international legs only

     

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    Delta definitely does 75% of an adult fare for children (under 13s i think)

    I think United does too

    for international legs only

     

    They (delta) never have for us to the UK 

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    imageAmericanInOz:

    Delta definitely does 75% of an adult fare for children (under 13s i think)

    I think United does too

    for international legs only

     

    They (delta) never have for us to the UK 

    huh strange - maybe it's just for the Australia route then?
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    imagefrlcb:
    imageAmericanInOz:

    Delta definitely does 75% of an adult fare for children (under 13s i think)

    I think United does too

    for international legs only

     

    They (delta) never have for us to the UK 

    huh strange - maybe it's just for the Australia route then?

    Yeah, I don't know. We have been told every time we have called that it is the full fare for everyone, regardless of age.  

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  • This is what their site says, so it is very unclear:

    Travel Within U.S.
    Delta does not offer discounted infant and child fares within the U.S. 

    Travel Between Countries

    You may find discounted child fares when traveling outside the U.S. or when traveling between certain countries. The price of the ticket will depend on the age of the child. Taxes & fees may also apply to infants held in the adult's lap.2 

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  • yea the website is super vague

    on this last trip back (when dd was 11 months)

    I called reservations to consider what my options were with her seat wise

    they said they could do a 75% of the cost of a full fare for the international portion of the flight (Syd to LA) and then full fare for the domestic portion

    I chose to just pay the 10% instead and have her on my lap for the int'l portion, and bought her a full fare seat for the domestic

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  • From CPH to ATL we paid 75% for Bean's seat on Delta earlier this year. I didn't even have to ask for the discount.
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