Originally Posted by Doppy
I was wrong - it is 50%. Still, I doubt you'd find a $600 2-4 hour flight in coach.
Don't fly United or Delta much do ya?
On the other hand, if/when I have kids, I'll buy them a seat. The risks are low, but the cost of having my kid killed or severely injured is way too high. I'm willing to pay $100 every now and then as a little bit of extra insurance. Kids cost tens of thousands of dollars a year anyway. If a few extra dollars is too much, then having the kid is probably a bad idea in the first place.
I bought the seat every single time since my daughter turned 1 simply to get my wife and I more room and rest (when the child sleeps she can lie across etc).
Also, she earns miles and elite status this way. HELLO, this is FT people!!!
I always check the car seat in baggage.