Premium economy vs. regular economy on overnight international flight

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Anonymous wrote:I can’t believe you’re planning to hold an infant all night while you sleep. Sounds like a recipe for suffocation.

Ever heard of co-sleeping?

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Anonymous wrote:Get the United credit card that gives you free premium economy.

There is no card which gets you free premium economy. There is a card which has an annual fee of $450 and gives you access to the United Club/lounge.

I am not the PP, but, yes, my united chase card gives me and a traveling companion upgrades to economy plus at no charge.

What card is that?

And, are upgrades guaranteed, and seats together, or all pending on last minute availability?

Don't know why people keep posting this about some credit card giving you free upgrades to economy plus. It doesn't exist. This is the highest end United card, their Club card which has a fee of $450 and provides access to the United Club:

https://creditcards.chase.com/travel-credit-cards/united-mileageplus-club

Click on "Travel Benefits". There are many nice benefits of this card, free checked bags, expanded award availability, free changes to awards (normally you pay a fee), etc. But no complimentary upgrades to Economy Plus.

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Anonymous wrote:Virgin tends to have more space than most US domestic carriers. Just look for aisle seats and aisle and window seats for your family of 4. No one outside of your family will want the middle seats unless the flight is packed. That way you might have empty seats in the middle.

That’s a very dangerous game to play, and I have never seen that work they way people think it will. Most flights these days are full.

+1, years ago yes, but now I would not take the chance.

I do this all the time on international flights and it sometimes works. If someone ends up in the middle seats between you, they will happily accept an offer to switch!

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British Airways premium economy does not have raisable armrests, if that matters to you.

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Anonymous wrote:British Airways premium economy does not have raisable armrests, if that matters to you.

Does not have movable armrests, sorry.

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest problem with premier economy is that the seat rests are fixed in position. They do not lift up and cannot be removed. This is a pain with a family because one of the easiest ways to get young kids to sleep is to lift the arm rests and let them lay down across your lap into their seat.

We fly long-haul to Asia annually. We used Fly Tots for the kids when they were younger and it turned their seat basically into a bed. They slept great.

http://www.fly-tot.com

Many airlines prohibit the use of Fly Tot. Check before investing in something you may not use and not have a back up solution. For example, United strictly prohibits:

https://www.united.com/web/en-US/content/travel/specialneeds/infants/default.aspx

I agree with getting an extra seat for the infant. Flew business class with a baby to get more sleep to Europe recently. She slept in th flat seat, but fell asleep in the middle so I was relegated to the footwell. It would have been better to have a car seat and separate, but less comfy, seat.