Travel Question: Can we book adjacent seats?

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Q We are going to Mauritius next week. We can’t check in until tomorrow but I’ve looked at seats and seen there are none next to each other for me and my wife. Any advice to get seats side by side?

John F

A The trip to Mauritius from Gatwick or Heathrow is a very long haul: scheduled for around 12 hours outbound, half an hour longer inbound. So it would be much better to be sat next to your travelling companion than a complete stranger.