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[quote=Anonymous]You do want to be careful about layovers with kids.

If I am traveling alone, my first leg gets delayed and my second leg takes off stranding me overnight in an airport hotel I can survive. I can easily hop in a cab with my carry on luggage. As long as I have a good internet connection and cell coverage, I can conference call into something. I don't need to be picky about what seats I take on the flights that I can get re-booked. I don't need to have four seats together, 3 and 1, or 2 and 2 so the kids are not sitting surrounded by strangers. Now play this out with two children and its a completely different picture.

If you do a layover, make sure that you have extra time between the legs. Google around for a site that gives a history on how often your first leg is delayed or cancelled. Some flight paths and airlines are less reliable than others. Try to avoid your second leg being the last flight of the day for your destination and airline. Try to make sure that the second leg airport has a large airport hotel nearby and pack enough kid things in your carry one for an unexpected overnight stay. [/quote]

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