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Old Jun 9, 2012 | 2:51 am
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Eclipsepearl
 
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Originally Posted by exbayern
Do you mean 'non-US' carriers when you say 'foreign'? I know non-American travellers who have had issues on US carriers because their car seats didn't have some sort of US-issued sticker, even if it was approved in their home country, and even once a model sold in the US.
Nope, the FAA honors foreign air approval car seats. They could have lodged a complaint. Here's the doc;

http://www.faa.gov/documentLibrary/m...%20120-87B.pdf

The problem is usually with foreign car seats not being approved at all for air travel. Many of the seats here in Europe, for example, need a shoulder strap to be installed correctly. Airplanes only have lap belts.
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