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Gate card: Aer Lingus (EI)
Policy verified June 11, 2026 against the airline's own page (source below).
The airline's policy: “None (no named customer-of-size policy); extra seats sold under 'Purchasing an extra seat'”
Aer Lingus has no formal customer-of-size policy page. Its Seats Information page simply says you can purchase an extra seat for comfort, online or by phone, paying the relevant fare plus taxes/charges/admin fees. Important caveat: on transatlantic flights, Economy armrests do not fully retract into the seat-back, so an extra economy seat may not let you use the combined width of both seats; Business Class armrests are fully retractable.
Refunds: Not explicitly published for extra seats. The page's seat-fee rule states seat fees are non-refundable, except that if the purchased seat (or an equivalent seat sold at the same price) is unavailable on the day of travel, a full refund can be claimed via the Extras Refund Request Form - that wording targets seat-selection fees rather than the extra-seat fare.
Scan for the airline's own policy page, the source this card was verified against on June 11, 2026:
https://www.aerlingus.com/prepare/seats/seats-information/
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