Eclipsepearl

This is true except it's "both" not "or". The "belly belt" is required for take-off and landing. These are banned in the U.S. and Canada for safety reasons but obligatory on European airlines. Then, the bassinet can be used during the flight but the baby has to come out in turbulence, again, for safety reasons.

The bassinet will be put away for landing. Please be careful when booking. Ask what their priorities are, and who gets those seats first.

BA doesn't allow rear-facing car seats so those infant seats wouldn't serve much purpose. All car seats have to face forwards. Not sure if there is any safety-logic in this at all. Not sure why they have this useless rule. Infants under 6 months all have to be lap babies.

opus2002

That's really bad. For safety issue, a 6 week old baby needs to be an infant seat more than a 6 month old baby. (Well, they both need to be in an infant seat.)

fredandgingermad

Think its because car seats suited for planes are relatively rare in the UK, car seats are made to be fitted with a 3 point seat belt, BA are far from being the only airline who have this rule and its not just British Airlines either
Cathay Pacific, Singapore, South African Airways, China Airlines, Emirates, Gulf Air all have the same rules, incidentally Virgin Atlantic while they don't allow car seats in the cabin have their own seat suitable for use from Newborn providing of course you buy them their own seat

To EclipsePearl's comment, from experience it is only US and Canadian Airlines that don't use them, everyone else does not just European Airlines, I must say the only incidents i've read about with lap infants on here are those who aren't secured at all