Calling all airline experts---carseats!

[jiminyfan]

I know that we wouldn't think of taking our 27 month old without his car seat. He has been flying since he was 6 months old (1st WDW trip - trip #4 is coming up in January) and I personally wouldn't put him on the plane with out it. On our second trip we had a bad time with American (delayed flights and etc.), when we finally got seats they gave us a bulkhead row, the seat did not fit. We were told to check the car seat and hold the cild. SORRY, wrong answer. I paid for a seat and I feel a lot safer with him in his car seat. It was not my fault they overbook ands changed us from our original seat assignments. I just nicely asked for a row change and waited until it happend. My child's safety is a lot more important to me that saving a few minutes by taking him out of his car seat to make things easier. And after a 6 hour delay, I think I had every right to be a little demanding.I'd never take him in the car with out it and I do not have to worry about a sudden 10,000 foot drop there.

Some flight attendents are fantastic, some are not. On most flights we have lots of support for the seat. On some, I have none. A plus for American is there is a little more room for the seat as the rows do seem to ave more room. But, the negatives outweigh that 100 to 1. LACK of services (having to pick up you own snack bag) and flights from the Mid-Atlantic region to MCO - have me flying USAIRways now. I have over 100,000 miles on my AA frequent flier account and we do not know when we will use them. I am very disgusted right now with AA's service. Soory, back to the topic at hand.

As for the type of car seat - I go with a sit-n-stroll. It is FAA approved and converts from a car seat to a stroller in a few seconds. No unstrapping a sleeping child to switch him/her to a stroller. One less thing to pack and a lot easier all around.

Good luck on your trip.

 

[flyingcircus]

Beverly Lynn- I know that when I was a gate agent way back in 1985 I didn't see too many car seats. I know that res and the gate agents have to know all the seating restrictions. Sometimes the computer doesn't show all the little things onboard the aircraft, that the flight attendants know, just for the sheer fact of them being on the aircraft up to 14 hours a day ( only 8 of which can be actual "flight" time).

jiminy fan- I used that sit n' stroll for years- wore it out!!! That is the best invention. I forgot about those bulkhead seats- armrests don't go up!! I haven't seen kids in those rows for years, because they have them blocked for premier psgrs. Since you fly so much, they probably thought they were doing you a favor by putting you in those seats! I have NEVER told a passenger to check a car seat. If they want their child to be safe, then by all means I support it. I have always found a way to get a car seat in an airplane seat safely. Sometimes it's a little difficult, but it can be done!

 

[Beverly Lynn]

well Res has different computer functions than the airport. a lot of times the tkt cntr or gate has to call res to help them.