If you flew with a lap baby

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:US Airways makes you put the car seat in the window, so it's not blocking others in the event of an emergency. This might be FAA regulation. So if it's just you and a child, and you are banking on an empty seat, book the window, not the aisle, and hope for an empty middle.

OP said LAP BABY.

Not the PP, but OP said:

"did the airline let you have an empty seat next to you if the flight wasn't full?

We are flying BA in April with a toddler lap baby and are hoping that if the flights not full we can do this?
What are the chances?"

She wants to know what the chances are that she will get a free seat (what most people hope for when they fly with a lap baby). PP's response was directly relevant to that. Maybe read before you correct someone?

NO, it is not relevant because if it is a lap baby, she can not bring the car seat with her. She would be pretty dumb to risk bringing the car seat and counting on an empty seat to put the carseat with baby in. What if she cannot find an empty seat? What will she do with the carseat? It does not fit in the overhead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:US Airways makes you put the car seat in the window, so it's not blocking others in the event of an emergency. This might be FAA regulation. So if it's just you and a child, and you are banking on an empty seat, book the window, not the aisle, and hope for an empty middle.

OP said LAP BABY.

Not the PP, but OP said:

"did the airline let you have an empty seat next to you if the flight wasn't full?

We are flying BA in April with a toddler lap baby and are hoping that if the flights not full we can do this?
What are the chances?"

She wants to know what the chances are that she will get a free seat (what most people hope for when they fly with a lap baby). PP's response was directly relevant to that. Maybe read before you correct someone?

NO, it is not relevant because if it is a lap baby, she can not bring the car seat with her. She would be pretty dumb to risk bringing the car seat and counting on an empty seat to put the carseat with baby in. What if she cannot find an empty seat? What will she do with the carseat? It does not fit in the overhead.

Airlines let you gate check car seats for free. You can take your carseat to the gate and then ask the agent there if there will be an empty seat. If they say yes, you bring seat on with you. If they say no, then you gate check it.

This is not that complicated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:US Airways makes you put the car seat in the window, so it's not blocking others in the event of an emergency. This might be FAA regulation. So if it's just you and a child, and you are banking on an empty seat, book the window, not the aisle, and hope for an empty middle.

OP said LAP BABY.

Not the PP, but OP said:

"did the airline let you have an empty seat next to you if the flight wasn't full?

We are flying BA in April with a toddler lap baby and are hoping that if the flights not full we can do this?
What are the chances?"

She wants to know what the chances are that she will get a free seat (what most people hope for when they fly with a lap baby). PP's response was directly relevant to that. Maybe read before you correct someone?

NO, it is not relevant because if it is a lap baby, she can not bring the car seat with her. She would be pretty dumb to risk bringing the car seat and counting on an empty seat to put the carseat with baby in. What if she cannot find an empty seat? What will she do with the carseat? It does not fit in the overhead.

Airlines let you gate check car seats for free. You can take your carseat to the gate and then ask the agent there if there will be an empty seat. If they say yes, you bring seat on with you. If they say no, then you gate check it.

This is not that complicated.

+1. It's a good idea anyway because I am convinced they are more careful with gate checked stuff.

[Anonymous]

Yeah - I watched someone's car seat fall off a luggage tram on the way to the plane and bounce a few times. Baggage guy stopped , ran back to get it, heaved it in the art and continued on. In my mind that would be the equivalent of the seat being in an accident but I'd bet the owners never knew.