Originally Posted by
fumje
If you book a ticket with United you can call to get yourself a bulkhead seat with the bassinet (no fee):
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...nomy-plus.html. On some planes the seats are blocked (and so appear occupied) but can be assigned to you by an agent.
Why not? I'd think it would seem positively palatial to him at that age and size!
There are two main problems with using the bassinet in United. First, I am not sure if the bassinet will be large enough for our son (he is 70cm at 6 months, and we are going to travel in June, when he will be 11 months, or even in September, when he will be 14 months). Second, there are no direct flights to Moscow from SFO, so we'll have a connecting flight from Frankfurt to Moscow. Lufthansa does not offer bassinets on short-haul flights, and even though it is manageable to fly for about 3.5 hours with a lap infant, I do not think that it is very convenient.