No OLCI with infant *in a seat*?
Mar 3, 2020, 2:35 pm
#1
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No OLCI with infant *in a seat*?
I tried to check in for an international flight. My PNR includes an infant in a seat (and no lap children), but I got a message that OLCI is not permitted if there is an infant on the reservation. Pure curiosity: why would AA have this restriction for a 1 year old occupying a seat, but not for a 2 year old?
Mar 3, 2020, 3:44 pm
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Probably not that sophisticated an algorithm. All 2 YOA+ have a seat, not so for <2.
Even if one could OLCI, there would still be a check at some point to assure that you are the responsible adult accompanying the child.
Even if one could OLCI, there would still be a check at some point to assure that you are the responsible adult accompanying the child.
Mar 3, 2020, 4:05 pm
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That was my guess (that the algo was simply programmed for <2 years old to check that the child was actually <2 and therefore able to a lap child). The second part--i.e., checking that I am a responsible adult--is not the issue since I can do OLCI with a child >2 years old.
Mar 3, 2020, 5:17 pm
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Just speculating here, but aren’t there sometimes special restraint requirements or even particular seats were children under two cannot be seated because the seatbelts won’t safely work for them?
Maybe they want to make sure that there is no problem and that any special child seat or restraint system that you may have brought is FAA-approved.
Maybe they want to make sure that there is no problem and that any special child seat or restraint system that you may have brought is FAA-approved.
Mar 3, 2020, 5:27 pm
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Just speculating here, but aren’t there sometimes special restraint requirements or even particular seats were children under two cannot be seated because the seatbelts won’t safely work for them?
Maybe they want to make sure that there is no problem and that any special child seat or restraint system that you may have brought is FAA-approved.
Maybe they want to make sure that there is no problem and that any special child seat or restraint system that you may have brought is FAA-approved.
If we’re traveling with an infant in a seat, we definitely have an airline-approved car seat anyway. In fact, we bring it even with a lap infant hoping for a vacant seat, which does happen reasonably often when we talk to the gate agent.
Mar 4, 2020, 1:19 pm
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Just speculating here, but aren’t there sometimes special restraint requirements or even particular seats were children under two cannot be seated because the seatbelts won’t safely work for them?
Maybe they want to make sure that there is no problem and that any special child seat or restraint system that you may have brought is FAA-approved.
Maybe they want to make sure that there is no problem and that any special child seat or restraint system that you may have brought is FAA-approved.