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Old Jun 10, 2015, 11:57 am
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Big4Flyer
 
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: SMF
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Yes, you can bring both through security and check them at the gate. As soon as you get to the gate go up and get a gate-check tag for the stroller and inquire about whether or not there will be any available seats. If there are, they will let you bring the car seat on board free of charge (this is one of my favorite things about WN). We've done this 10x with our daughter in the last month and been able to bring the car seat aboard 5 times.

If your stroller is large/expensive you may want to consider getting a cheaper one to bring through the airport. We had a nice one that was sturdy but after one flight we got it and the entire hood was ripped off. We now use a cheapo umbrella stroller that gets the job done and not much more. When you gate check the stroller and car seat you have to sign a waiver that WN is only liable for loss, not damage, so just keep that in mind.

Lastly, make sure to arrive at the airport with more time than you would if traveling with just the 2 of you. One of the downsides of WN is that even if you're not checking any bags you still have to wait in line just to show the proof of babies age to get their boarding pass. I wish there was a way for them to verify the age once and then keep it in the system, but oh well.
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