Infant ticket help

My son has kindly agreed to let me take our 18 month old grandson to MCO next month.

This has become more complicated than I presumed and I would appreciate advice from experts.

I am on a Z ticket return and my husband is on a U ticket (amex mileage upgrade) on different dates both ways. We would like my husband to travel with our grandson outbound and for me to bring him home.

I rang VS and was told we needed to buy two one way tickets and of course this works out quite a lot more expensive - total of £467 even though he would not have a seat.

I have no reason to question or doubt the member of staff and will pay if necessary but, having been given incorrect information on occasion before, wanted to check first to see if anyone could either confirm the information or had any bright ideas on anyway to reduce the cost.

Thanks

That doesn't sound right??
I'm not the person with the answer,

However as an aside I would be double checking the situation in terms of immigration/border control. I've heard of instances of issue with non-parents traveling with young children, to be fair for the right reasons. It may be worth double checking with immigration at this end and more importantly their view on how the US might view it (Although TSA state otherwise..I'd be carrying confirmation off parents to allow you to travel with their child etc), best to be sure to prevent any problems after a long flight in the immigration hall..

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/contact/contactspage/contactcentres/
and
http://www.tsa.gov/travelers/customer/editorial_1029.shtm
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NH

Children (under 12) and infants (under 2) who require a seat pay 75% of the full adult fare. Alternatively infants (under 2) who do not require a seat pay 10% of the full adult fare (exclusive of passenger taxes, fees and surcharges)

yes you will need letters from your son/daughter in law (preferablly signed by both) giving clear permission for you to travel with him giving the dates the flights etc etc

I don't think it needs to be a solicitors letter or anything like that though but neither will a note written on the back of an envelope suffice!

[honey lamb]

It needs to be an authorised letter stating you have permission to bring your grandson.

I don't know what plans you had in mind for him but I just wonder if at 18 months he would enjoy it or find it a tad scary and overwhelming

My son and daughter in law will be writing a letter of authorisation as I knew this maybe asked for, although the fact that my grandson has the same surname will probably mean it's never asked for.

Honey Lamb, I understand your comments but we have travelled long haul, including Florida, with our 3 sons since they were very young. If my grandson is scared or overwhelmed by the parks then we'll simply not stay - we have Florida residents annual passes for all parks and he is free anyway. Nothing is lost, we have our own villa and I know he will enjoy our own private pool as I take him swimming twice a week in the UK. Whatever happens he'll enjoy Nanny and Grandad's undivided attention whilst he's there.

I shall call The Premier team again tomorrow and if they still say he needs two separate one way tickets we have decided that he'll travel with my husband both ways as it's a quarter of the price.

Jilly

[Neil]

I would imagine the issue is coming from the fact you want him to fly each way with a different person. I imagine that they have to link the infant fare to an adult pax on the flight and as you are splitting who flys with him, the system will probably treat it as a one way ticket.