Thank you very much to both of you.

I suspect it was not clear in my posting, the first flight will be on UA (which is why I put it in this thread). Any up to date info on them?

A number of follow up questions;

1. How do you gate check a car seat?
2. How do you lug it through the airport (I need to push a stroller and a carry on bag for all our equipment for a long trip)?
3. Would they even know with certainty that a seat will be available when we are boarding the plane?
4. Any guess on the odds of seats being available?
5. I have tight connections, so I want to avoid gate checking if possible. I was even thinking of getting a stroller clip on for my carry on bag to avoid gate checking. Is this a legitamate concern?
6. My baby will be way over 8 months, but I assume less than 10Kg when I fly. Will that work on Swiss?
7. As far as I recall CARES is for over a year only. Is there a way I could use it for my 10 1/2 month old?

Thanks,