Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Traveling
So the three of us (hubby, son and me) are going to CA to visit my in-laws as they have not seen Kiernan (KB) yet. We bought 2 plane tickets, and will be holding KB. we need to bring the car seat though. how does that work? how do i make it be luggage? and any suggestions for traveling? it's only an hour and 45 minutes of flying.
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You can check it when you board the plane and pick it up as soon as you land. Also, you might want to ask if there are 2 empty seats together that you can use, that way you can just keep the carseat with you. I flew to Atlanta when Cam was 3 months old....he did well, I just nursed him during takeoff and landings.
ReplyDeleteI just did this in January and it's not too bad:
ReplyDeleteYou can take the stroller and the car seat with you right up to the gate. You just have to check both the stroller and car seat in at the gate desk before you board the plane. As soon as you land in CA they will bring the stroller and car seat right to the door. If by chance the flight is not full they usually just let you take the car seat on the plane for Kiernan to sit in even if he doesn't have a ticket(note: if you are able to board with the car seat it has to be next to a window)
It was really nice because I flew by myself so having the stroller and car seat available saved me. Plus, KB's car seat and stroller won't be counted as luggage, just checked items. No extra fees! At least Southwest didn't have any fees. I hope this makes sense.
I would have to recommend the car seat/stroller combo that I used. It is called a Sit-n-Stroll. It has wheels in the bottom of the carseat that extend like landing gear on a plane. So it converts from carseat to stroller. I traveled without an other adult to Germany and back with my 14-month old in a Sit-n-Stroll. I was also 4 months pregnant. The great part is that the stroller takes up no more room than the carseat. Many times that I have flown with a lap child I have been able to keep the carseat on board. If they have empty seats on the flight they will let you do that. If you check it in at the door of the plane then you get it back at the door of the plane. This was the part I loved because when it is checked as luggage then you have to get to the baggage claim before you get relief from carrying the child and all his stuff. I as liked that I didn't have to carry my carseat in my arms while I pushed the stroller. I also enjoyed having a place on the plane to put the baby down. Even on a short flight it can be hard to hold them the whole time.
ReplyDeleteWe checked my son's booster chair last time we flew, before the added restrictions, and it got damaged. So I would recommend that you take some precautions if checking it as baggage. We didn't know that the backrest was removable and the connection was damaged. We figured since we only needed the carseat for the rental we checked it in. Next time we will see if the rental company will provide one. Infants however are much more in need of their own from home. Good luck and have fun!