Originally Posted by
speedytahiti
Very timely thread, just booked a flight on a CRJ-200 last night with our 2 year-old son.
Question: I've read that it's pretty difficult to get a car seat down the aisle to your seat. Do you have to lift it up over the seat backs to get to your seat? We are planning on using our Britax Marathon.
Thanks in advance.
We flew on CRJ-200 with a car seat (Air Canada regional - Air Georgian) with no problem. The Britax Marathon is too big and heavy. We invested a few dollars and bought the Canadian equivalent of the Cosco Scenera (it's called Safety First Scenera in Canada). They cost around $30 at Walmart in the US and it will be worth much more to you. They meet all safety requirements but are much lighter and smaller than the Britax monsters. We've used it on several trips for ages 1-4. We used the same seat on an American MD-80 and the local crew member could only think of ways to hassle us. The car seat has all approvals. The child seat has to be at the window position for safety reasons.