Aerlingus Check In..!!

kerno

Im due to fly to Spain on the 30th of the month..!!
Now i know you can book your seat's online for €5 and up..!!
What im wondering is can you check in and select your seats for free 48hours before..??

Random

yes you can. the good seats (exits, front, etc) may be gone though.

si_guru

..or get to the airport early and select them on the self check-in machine.

kerno

Is that why there is a charge on the seat's at the moment and the reason theyl be free 48hrs before is because the "Best" ones are gone etc..!!

si_guru

kerno wrote: »

Is that why there is a charge on the seat's at the moment and the reason theyl be free 48hrs before is because the "Best" ones are gone etc..!!

To be honest they are all the same... and it's not like you're going to be sat there all that long.

btw - hope you have a great hol!

shurl

si_guru wrote: »

To be honest they are all the same... and it's not like you're going to be sat there all that long.

btw - hope you have a great hol!

To be honest, they are NOT all the same! Especially if you are tall!!
As soon as I get on the plane I go straight for the exit seats.

S.

si_guru

shurl wrote: »

To be honest, they are NOT all the same! Especially if you are tall!!
As soon as I get on the plane I go straight for the exit seats.

S.

Well done! Good for you.

shurl

si_guru wrote: »

Well done! Good for you.

Er. Yes.
Isn't it just!

:rolleyes:

Forest Master

shurl wrote: »

As soon as I get on the plane I go straight for the exit seats.

And when you get there, what do you say to the people already sitting in them who reserved them in advance?

Dodge

shurl wrote: »

To be honest, they are NOT all the same! Especially if you are tall!!
As soon as I get on the plane I go straight for the exit seats.

Not on Aer Lingus you don't. Or any other airline that assigns seats

shurl

Forest Master wrote: »

And when you get there, what do you say to the people already sitting in them who reserved them in advance?

Dodge wrote: »

Not on Aer Lingus you don't. Or any other airline that assigns seats

Obviously don't do it on planes with assigned seating. In that case I try and reserve online.

The mad dash for the exit seats is only on the free for all Ryanair type airlines.

S.

Dodge

Which isn't relevant at all to a thread about aer lingus check in

MOH

Booked flights with Aer Lingus last week and couldn't check in until 30 hours before the flight

lasno

You can select your seats without checking in.

Padraig Mor

Checkin is 30 hrs in advance and you cannot select the 'good' seats free (exit, first 8-ish rows).

lasno

You do not have to wait until check in to select your seat, you can do it as soon as you buy the flight.

Dodge

There's a charge for that on aer lingus

€5 for "normal" seats, €10 for first 5/6 rows, €15 for exit seats

another native

It's optional. I never pay for seats on an Aer Lingus flight, but that's a personal choice.

Davidth88

Hi

You cannot check in until 30 hrs before the flight ( 24 to/from USA )

You cannot select the exit seats , nor ( usually ) the front 6-10 rows on the front.

However you can often select these on the self service at the airport ( or you used to be able to )

On the A320 the Exit seats are ( usually ) rows 12/13 ( and row 1 which is not that comfortable ) . On the A321 , I can't recall the exit seat numbers , I think row 10 and row 22 ( could be wrong )

IF you do go for an exit seat on EI A320 , I would suggest row 13 , row 12 isn't great because it does not recline but 11 does , for that reason 13 is better ( no one can recline into you .. god I hate people who recline on short journeys )

There are 1 or 2 A320's where the row numbers are different , that's because the aircraft were destined for a different airline ( Iberia I think ) , and they have different galley layouts , and I think they missed row 13 out ( some airlines are a little funny about 13 )

lasno

As a regular EI flyer I have no problem selecting the exit rows when I need them. I select my seat when I book the flight.