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Best seat configuration when flying with two adults and two children?
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Anonymous
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Our family of four will be taking a cross-country round-trip flight (approx. five hours each way). We have a five-year-old and a two-year-old. For those of you who have done this before, is it preferable to sit one adult and two kids together in a row of three, with the other adult alone across the aisle, or to sit one adult and one child together in a row, with the other adult and other child together across the aisle? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Thanks very much in advance.
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Anonymous
| When I travel with my 2.5 year old twins, I put an adult and child in one row, and then an adult and child in the next row, sitting directly behind them. Example: Dad and son in 6A and 6B, mom and daughter in 7A and 7B. That way you have easy access to each other if you have to pass each other stuff and you can have the 2 year old kick the 5 year old's seat, rather than the grouchy business man's seat. I also do it this way because I think that last time I checked, kids are not allowed to sit on the aisle. But you may want to check this with your airline. |
Anonymous
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Last time we flew, we were not allowed to install a car seat on the aisle--something to keep in mind if you're planning on taking two seats.
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Anonymous
| We flew overseas with our 2 and 5 y/o and did just what 23:07 suggested. It worked out very well. Mine were small enough that they could even sit in one seat during the times when they both wanted to sit w/ mom. Seatguru.com has seat maps of different airliners and gives you ideas about where the best seats are. |
Anonymous
| Ditto PPs. This what we've always done with our 2.5 year old twins! |
Anonymous
| I guess I'm in the minority. We have one adult with both kids an the other across the aisle. I don't use carseats anymore for my 2 year old and 4 year old (but we use the harness for them) so they have more "wiggle" room and they actually interact and share dvd's etc. I get why people do the divide and conquer approach but I'd rather not have my squirming creatures sitting next to anyone since I always seem to get the business man who HATES kids. Also, without the carseats they can't reach the seat in front of them to kick which is a bonus! |
Anonymous
I'd be grouchy too if I had a child kicking the back of my seat. |
Anonymous
| To the PP: Wow! It's amazing that even this thread even solicits b*tchy comments. I am sure that your kids are perfect and never kicked the seat in front of them on an airplane ride. I prefer to plan ahead just in case my child kicks the seat because sometimes normal two year olds do that. |
Anonymous
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WE always do the divide and conquer route as well if there are 4 of us, but I do see the pluses of letting kids sit next to each other if they are old enough. If kids are not in a carseat, they are permitted in the aisle (just returned from a flight with 2 kids and just me, so I sat in the middle with 4 yo on the aisle)
And on a different note: The flight attendants all came over to check out the CARES harness, which they had never seen but really liked the security of. |
Anonymous
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Parents napping in the emergency aisle for leg room and kids in the cockpit for the adventure with the pilots? welp - one can always hope....alas
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Anonymous
| My "squirming creature" is safely contained in his car seats. And I sit in the middle to ensure he don't bother the passenger next to me. |
Anonymous
| OP here--thanks so much for the responses! |
Anonymous
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This site will help you know before you ask for seating what your aircraft seating is (so you have a strategy on how you want to sit).. hth
http://www.seatguru.com/ |
Anonymous
| we have flown many times with our 3 and 6 yr old. one adult, two kids, bulk head seating if possible because my son loves to kick the seat in front of him. my DH is usually close by if not right behind. Works for us. |