To Car Seat or Not To Car Seat, That is the Question...[Merged Threads]
Hello everyone,
I am new on this forum. I would like to ask advice and hear experiences from people in similar situation.
We are going to Europe this summer, flying with Air France. Our son will be 2.5 yeard old by the time of the trip. I have contacted Air France because this situation is not clearly specified on their site.
I was told that children older than 2 years don't need a car seat on the plane. We are allowed to take one if we want, however during takeoff, landing, and turbulance, the child can't remain in the car seat and has to be taken on lap. Same if the child is too small for a regular seat.
My question is: should we still take a car seat on the plane in that case? I could see that most of people use it for security purposes, however if we can't use it in these situations, it only becomes a comfort question vs carrying the seat through the airports. I am not sure that my son will be happy strapped for 6 hours in a car seat, but is the airplane seat more comfortable for him?
Thank you for sharing your experiences.