Originally Posted by
LondonElite
I don't think he's planning on flying the airplane.
Lap children often/usually have additional lap belts. Some airlines will allow babies in car seats if you choose to buy an additional seat, but not all airlines and not all cars eats. Again, the question is not about buckling up but whether niles are needed to buy a seat.
US airlines do not allow lap belts of infants. Other countries airlines do not allow a lap child to travel without a lap belt.
Two different philosophies.
Lap belt = infant more likely to be injured by being compressed by adult even in very mild turbulence, but other passengers not subjected to projectile infant.
No lap belt = other passengers more likely to be injured by projectile infant, but infant much less likely to sustain serious injury in most circumstances.
Infant in car seat = safest way for everyone.