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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I checked the BA website.  You can use a car seat up to age three or a Cares harness up to age four.  This is surprising.  On US carriers you can always use a car seat.  We flew on BA when my twins were two, and used the car seats on the plane.  I will have to check Air France's policies, an airline I like.[/quote]

I thought this was pretty strange, too, especially since they seem to accommodate families better with the baby seats built in to some planes. I don't understand limiting use of the harness to age 4. Maybe by then they think they are big enough to sit up straight on their own. Honestly I'd like to not have to take my car seat because it's such a pain to manage with only one adult. Technically it's recommended to have a car seat on the transfer bus from the airport, but I think he's tall enough to use their boosters seats, so I've decided that's what I'm going to do. We will use public transportation every where and most buses in the UK do not have seat belts; I think the long-range coaches are required to have seat belts, and you're supposed to use them. Still torn on the CARES harness, but since I'm not buying a car seat now, I think I may just rent one. It doesn't take up much room, and if I don't end up using it, it's not a lot of money I spent on it. The last time he flew he was in a car seat but did NOT do well! That was a year ago, though, and he's obviously matured a lot in that time (and entered the defiant 3's). I want him to sleep on the plane, too, which may preclude use of the harness and maybe even the seat belt, but we'll see about that.[/quote]

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