I will never fly United again

[NotUrsula]

Even if a carseat is certified for use with the harness past 40 lbs., the FAA only recommends their use on aircraft for children who weigh 40 lbs. or less.
Tests show that a child who weighs more than that is just as safe with the airlines' lap belt as an adult would be.

The thing is, in most coach configurations, a child who is over 4 ft. tall will not be able to easily sit in a carseat on a plane, because their legs won't fit between the carseat and the seat in front of them. The carseat causes them to sit further forward and further up. Aircraft seats are shallower than automobile seats; their knees will usually bend over the edge at an earlier age than they would in a car.

 

[Horace Horsecollar]

There's been a lot of good information and discussion in this thread. I hope that the OP -- sz9144 -- doesn't interpret any of it as any sort of attack. I think all of us who have participated in this thread hope that everything works out well for sz9144.

sz9144, are you reading this thread? I think many of us would be interested to know what you have been able to work out with United and Spirit at this point. Please let us know.

 

[CarolA]

There's been a lot of good information and discussion in this thread. I hope that the OP -- sz9144 -- doesn't interpret any of it as any sort of attack. I think all of us who have participated in this thread hope that everything works out well for sz9144.

sz9144, are you reading this thread? I think many of us would be interested to know what you have been able to work out with United and Spirit at this point. Please let us know.

I keep hoping we will hear from OP. I have this horrible vision of the family showing up at United for their return flight from MCO and having NO seats since they didn't take the first flight. That could be a nightmare!

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

I sent a PM to the OP, letting them know that many on here have offered advice and were wondering about their final plans.

Hopefully the OP has read some of the advice posted in this thread and has worked things out for their flights.

 

[kathylovesdisneyworl]

According to an earlier post the OP is already in WDW. Her trip started 8/24. So hopefully she read some of the responses before they left.

 

[dudspizza]

According to an earlier post the OP is already in WDW. Her trip started 8/24. So hopefully she read some of the responses before they left.

I hope things work out for the OP.

IF she is in WDW right now, she and family may be in for a rude awakening at the airport when they try to fly United home.

Duds