Airlines - ticketing requirements for infants

[Shenzhennifer]

Yup, Cathay is DODGY for infant tickets. Supposedly 10% but on INFLATED rate(the highest possible advertised rate) and then you have to add tax. I believe Air Canada (we flew back home on them over Cathay bc of this issue) charged the actual 10%.
We are flying Cathay back to Canada next week and only chose them because hubby could get a ticket on airmiles. We are paying over $20K for 1 adult, 1 child, and 1 infant. Ridiculous.
Most airlines we have dealt with make you call them for booking infant tickets.

 

[Anne1212]

For the record, DO NOT book infant ticket on Dragonair's website. They charge the same as an adult ticket! Have asked them why but they couldn't explain.
You could buy the adult ticket online and then buy the non-seat-taking infant ticket (10% of adult ticket) by:
- calling them and paying via credit card (u can book seats, bassinet and baby meal attached to your adult booking),
- calling them to make reservation first and paying at their counter, or
- buying directly from their counter if u don't need bassinet and baby meal.

 

[2010-NewDad]

Seems like it is not just me who has been befuddled by this experience! Thank you everyone for your input! I guess it is back to the way things were done pre-internet then - lots of phone calls, spelling out names and credit card numbers on the "Yes, R for rabbit, not L for London" etc etc!