Originally Posted by
SEA1K4EVR
Yes you are allowed to carry on a government approved car seat instead of gate checking it..and if there are plenty of open seats your idea should work out. I would talk to the gate agent.
Here's the pertinent info about the car seat:
https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...ge/infant.aspx
Sounds pretty clear cut to me:
"United does not reserve space for government-approved child seats, unless a ticket has been purchased for that seat.
If space is available after boarding is completed, customers may use adjacent unused seats to secure the government-approved child seat. If space is not available after boarding is completed, the item must be stowed in an approved storage space."