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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Can anyone tell me what happens to car seats when you gate check them? We are considering bringing one or both car seats on our trip, and I wonder if in the lucky event that the plane won't be full and they will seat us next to an empty seat, we will actually be able to use the car seat we brought, or if by that time it will be gone somewhere in the baggage compartment.[/quote]

Depends on the airport- some places will have you collect them at baggage claim, some will give them to you at the gate. But I certainly wouldn't count on being able to bring it on board in the hope that there's a free seat. I doubt they will let you do that.

ALSO - don't bet on the free seat. There certainly won't be one in the bulkhead, and carriers are increasingly overbooking flights to make sure they get every $$ possible. [/quote]

I am not counting on an empty seat, but I am allowed to hope for one. The reason I asked about what they do with the car seats is that I read a comment (can't remember if on my thread or in another forum discussion elsewhere) that someone who hadn't booked a seat for their toddler was able to use the car seat when an empty seat was available. I wonder how that works, imagining that you are not taking the car seat onto the plane unless you have booked an extra seat. Is it stored somewhere where you can go collect it if they find an unused seat for you? We are flying out of Dulles with Air France, on an A380.[/quote]

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