Alpha Omega car seat

[JJ&JSMOM]

I'm wondering if anyone has ever used an Alpha Omega carseat on a plane. I've never flown w/kids and I want to take a carseat for my 2yr old. I haven't flown in 8 years so I can't even remember how big the seats in the airplane are. The Alpha Omega is quite wide on the bottom and I'm wondering if I'll have a problem. TIA! Flying US Air if that matters!

 

[anicholson75]

We used ours on Southwest and it was fine! No problem, you just have to put it in the window seat due to regulations.

 

[staley7580]

I used mine and it worked great, fit just fine.

 

[all4fun]

I used this seat on one trip and I removed the base which also made it a little bit lighter to travel with. Check your instructions but unless they've changed it since I had mine, you don't have to have the base on it. There's a simple metal rod that runs through the bottom you can remove to take it off.

hth.

p.s. after that I bought a Cosco Scenera to travel with. It was easier to deal with because it was lighter and less bulky than the AO. hth.

 

[JJ&JSMOM]

Thanks for the info. I'll check the manual about removing the base - the carseat is supposeded to recline but it doesn't so I probably don't need the base. Thanks again!