Crib on Elal flights
May 23, 2016, 2:28 pm
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Crib on Elal flights
Hey
My wife will be flying with a less than 2 month old baby in a few weeks.
I am not sure about what to book.
Does economy plus have bassinets locations?
Business will probably not worth it since you cannot lie back when having a 2 month baby with you!
What do you think? Advise?
Thanks !!
My wife will be flying with a less than 2 month old baby in a few weeks.
I am not sure about what to book.
Does economy plus have bassinets locations?
Business will probably not worth it since you cannot lie back when having a 2 month baby with you!
What do you think? Advise?
Thanks !!
May 23, 2016, 11:15 pm
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Hey
My wife will be flying with a less than 2 month old baby in a few weeks.
I am not sure about what to book.
Does economy plus have bassinets locations?
Business will probably not worth it since you cannot lie back when having a 2 month baby with you!
What do you think? Advise?
Thanks !!
My wife will be flying with a less than 2 month old baby in a few weeks.
I am not sure about what to book.
Does economy plus have bassinets locations?
Business will probably not worth it since you cannot lie back when having a 2 month baby with you!
What do you think? Advise?
Thanks !!
May 24, 2016, 4:08 am
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TLV-CDG (premium economy is only available on the 767 and 777 or 747 on this route.
737 is a pretty bad business class product...
737 is a pretty bad business class product...
May 24, 2016, 9:29 am
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Economy Plus and regular Economy all have bassinet locations.
If you choose to fly Biz, you should be fine considering at 2 months, the baby will sleep most of the flight.
If you choose Economy, no need to shell out money for Economy Class Plus as LY will assign the bulkhead free of charge to 2 parents flying with infant. You can call LY or, if booking through a travel agent, (I recommend it,) they will order the bassinet for you.
If you choose to fly Biz, you should be fine considering at 2 months, the baby will sleep most of the flight.
If you choose Economy, no need to shell out money for Economy Class Plus as LY will assign the bulkhead free of charge to 2 parents flying with infant. You can call LY or, if booking through a travel agent, (I recommend it,) they will order the bassinet for you.
May 24, 2016, 9:33 am
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I just spoke with Elal and unfortunately they don't seem to have bassinets in eco plus :-(
May 24, 2016, 10:39 am
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May 24, 2016, 5:41 pm
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If I was flying with an infant, I would book the infant his or her own seat and bring a car seat for the infant to be safely strapped in. Do you realize that when seatbelt signs go on, the infant must be in your arms, they can not stay in the bassinet. Do you also realize that the only thing that is not securely strapped in on an aircraft--is your infant?
If you are contemplating springing for business, than you should use the same money to get two economy seats--one for wife and one for baby. It is the safest way for your child to travel.
If you are contemplating springing for business, than you should use the same money to get two economy seats--one for wife and one for baby. It is the safest way for your child to travel.
May 25, 2016, 2:04 am
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If I was flying with an infant, I would book the infant his or her own seat and bring a car seat for the infant to be safely strapped in. Do you realize that when seatbelt signs go on, the infant must be in your arms, they can not stay in the bassinet. Do you also realize that the only thing that is not securely strapped in on an aircraft--is your infant?
If you are contemplating springing for business, than you should use the same money to get two economy seats--one for wife and one for baby. It is the safest way for your child to travel.
If you are contemplating springing for business, than you should use the same money to get two economy seats--one for wife and one for baby. It is the safest way for your child to travel.
And while I agree that just lying there unbelted is unsafe, it is also very unsafe for an infant to sit in a carseat for so long. Doctors in Israel recommend no longer than 45 minutes straight, with a break. Lying on their back is much safer for their health
Sep 19, 2016, 9:39 am
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Answers
In the end : No bassinets in Eco plus
One ELAL rep was super kind and called passengers to ask them if they were ok to move seats.
I ended up getting bassinets on both flight (in C cabin).
737 product was not very good (a little better than domestic first class)
While on the return flight, the new 767 C product is amazing : flat bed :-)
One ELAL rep was super kind and called passengers to ask them if they were ok to move seats.
I ended up getting bassinets on both flight (in C cabin).
737 product was not very good (a little better than domestic first class)
While on the return flight, the new 767 C product is amazing : flat bed :-)
Sep 20, 2016, 3:48 am
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It's a very good hard product for short haul that's for sure (compared to the airlines using a European configuration on the TLV route), but considering it's essentially a L/H product, calling it amazing is a hell of an exaggeration.