Jet Blue Boarding question

[disneyobessed]

Does jet blue board similar to southwest.. cattle call... or do they assign seats.??

 

[1PrincessMomma1]

They assign seats you pick after payment.

 

[TDC Nala]

They assign seats. They don't preboard any families unless the children are under age 2.

 

[1PrincessMomma1]

They assign seats. They don't preboard any families unless the children are under age 2.

Not true it depends on the gate agent. More often then not they come over to us and tell us to pre board with my 5 yo including in MCO.

 

[TDC Nala]

Not true it depends on the gate agent. More often then not they come over to us and tell us to pre board with my 5 yo including in MCO.

I don't think this should be counted on. I haven't seen them do it.

 

[Mickiethepooh]

More correctly you Select your seats after payment for your tickets.

 

[goofy4tink]

Not true it depends on the gate agent. More often then not they come over to us and tell us to pre board with my 5 yo including in MCO.

I've seen it also. We fly out of Logan, MCO and TPA most often. And I have seen the GA ask for those needing a 'bit more time' to get situated to board first, along with those with medical issues. It boggles my mind to see how many families 'need' that extra time!! Because we were in row 2, we were, obviously, the last to board. Well, my dd, almost 14, watched as all those families marched to the front of the line and said..."Hey, I'm a kid...I can manage to take a loooong time getting seated." Just boggles my mind...what's so darn hard about walking down a jetway, looking at numbers above the seats, finding your row and sitting down!!! But those people who just have to stand in the aisle, as they rummage through their carryon bag, above their head, to find what should have already been left out....well, you get the idea.

 

[1PrincessMomma1]

I've seen it also. We fly out of Logan, MCO and TPA most often. And I have seen the GA ask for those needing a 'bit more time' to get situated to board first, along with those with medical issues. It boggles my mind to see how many families 'need' that extra time!! Because we were in row 2, we were, obviously, the last to board. Well, my dd, almost 14, watched as all those families marched to the front of the line and said..."Hey, I'm a kid...I can manage to take a loooong time getting seated." Just boggles my mind...what's so darn hard about walking down a jetway, looking at numbers above the seats, finding your row and sitting down!!! But those people who just have to stand in the aisle, as they rummage through their carryon bag, above their head, to find what should have already been left out....well, you get the idea.

We never go up when they call preboarding but the GA's almost always come over to us and tell us to board with the preboards. Sometimes we have a car seat sometimes we don't but I can count on one hand the number of times that we haven't been told to preboard. If they're telling me to I'm going to. We had one waving us over a couple of months ago. I pointed to myself and they shook their heads yes.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Gotta tell ya - I'm 'medical-preboard' eligible, and, well, I don't. I always check with the Gate Agent to make sure it's okay, but I try to board last. What's the point of sitting on the plane? My last two trips I had seat 1C in both directions - so I know my seat's there, nobody else is going to sit in it (actually, this last trip nobody sat in 1A or 1B either, in either direction , too bad the armrests don't move) and it's VERY easy to get to. But the real reason I like to board last is on a tip from an American Airlines GA: if there are any entirely empty rows, I don't have to sit in 'my' seat - I can take any other seat/row. Great on red-eye flights

 

[emilee&tylersmom]

You pick your seats when you purchase your tickets.

 

[Jeanine3kids]

I fly jet blue all of the time and I have 3 little children and me and my husband never want to pre board we want to be last the sooner the plane takes off the better for us its hard to keep 3 little kids contained. Also they just made me buy a return ticket for my baby who is turning 2 the day we come home. I am a little fed up with them because of this I wouldn't mind if they would check birth cert and ids of children but they don't and I know I am going to see older children getting on without seats. I have flown many times with my children and not only am I not asked for id for them I am not even asked if they are my children I think there is something wrong with that.

 

[goofy4tink]

I fly jet blue all of the time and I have 3 little children and me and my husband never want to pre board we want to be last the sooner the plane takes off the better for us its hard to keep 3 little kids contained. Also they just made me buy a return ticket for my baby who is turning 2 the day we come home. I am a little fed up with them because of this I wouldn't mind if they would check birth cert and ids of children but they don't and I know I am going to see older children getting on without seats. I have flown many times with my children and not only am I not asked for id for them I am not even asked if they are my children I think there is something wrong with that.

How do they know your child will be two on the return flight? If they aren't checking birth certs, then why would you have to buy a seat? Some mention of it must have been made when booking or at some other point. JB, or any other airline, isn't just going to make a judgement about a child's age, with no prior knowledge. Now, if they did in fact check birth certs, then fine.
I'm one of those who believe that everyone should be in a seat on an airplane. But, that is my choice...everyone doesn't have to believe what I believe. And most don't.

I do have to agree with you on not preboarding with the kids though. It used to be that you were told to board at the last possible moment in order to have the kids seated as short a time as possible. I just can't understand the change in attitude now. I have no problem sitting, all stretched out, at the gate and the boading as late as possible. Every 10 mins I can cut off my time being squished in that seat on the flight is golden for me!!

 

[Jeanine3kids]

How do they know your child will be two on the return flight? If they aren't checking birth certs, then why would you have to buy a seat? Some mention of it must have been made when booking or at some other point. JB, or any other airline, isn't just going to make a judgement about a child's age, with no prior knowledge. Now, if they did in fact check birth certs, then fine.
I'm one of those who believe that everyone should be in a seat on an airplane. But, that is my choice...everyone doesn't have to believe what I believe. And most don't.

I do have to agree with you on not preboarding with the kids though. It used to be that you were told to board at the last possible moment in order to have the kids seated as short a time as possible. I just can't understand the change in attitude now. I have no problem sitting, all stretched out, at the gate and the boading as late as possible. Every 10 mins I can cut off my time being squished in that seat on the flight is golden for me!!

I had called because my departing flight had decreased by $30 so I was entitled to a $120 credit when I called the agent told me she had noticed my youngest sons DOB was the 2nd (because when I booked they asked me for there DOBs) So I said yes and thats when she told me I had to buy a seat for him. I told her I have no problem buying him a seat but the previous agent had told me not to worry about it because they weren't going to bother me about this, but this agent said they would and she made a big deal about it so I got worried and bought the ticket that is the story of my life I can never get a deal I had to put the credit money toward that flight since that flight had now gone up to $234 when I had originally booked it it was only $109.

 

[BellePrincessBelle]

I had called because my departing flight had decreased by $30 so I was entitled to a $120 credit when I called the agent told me she had noticed my youngest sons DOB was the 2nd (because when I booked they asked me for there DOBs) So I said yes and thats when she told me I had to buy a seat for him. I told her I have no problem buying him a seat but the previous agent had told me not to worry about it because they weren't going to bother me about this, but this agent said they would and she made a big deal about it so I got worried and bought the ticket that is the story of my life I can never get a deal I had to put the credit money toward that flight since that flight had now gone up to $234 when I had originally booked it it was only $109.

JB has never asked me my kids DOB maybe because I always buy them their own seat even as babies?

 

[goofy4tink]

I had called because my departing flight had decreased by $30 so I was entitled to a $120 credit when I called the agent told me she had noticed my youngest sons DOB was the 2nd (because when I booked they asked me for there DOBs) So I said yes and thats when she told me I had to buy a seat for him. I told her I have no problem buying him a seat but the previous agent had told me not to worry about it because they weren't going to bother me about this, but this agent said they would and she made a big deal about it so I got worried and bought the ticket that is the story of my life I can never get a deal I had to put the credit money toward that flight since that flight had now gone up to $234 when I had originally booked it it was only $109.

Man, that's the pits. You would have thought they could have cut you some slack. I'm sorry that happened. It just goes to show that all employees aren't saying/doing exactly the same thing. Consistancy would be nice...that way you know what to expect.

 

[Jeanine3kids]

Goofy,

What upset me was that I would of bought him a seat to begin with but the agent was like don't worry about it so I was like ok. Than another agent says you have to buy one and now the price is $234 that is what I felt that wasn't fair I wanted them to give me the flight for the same price that the paid for the others I am a good customer I always fly them and I usually use them at least twice a year.