Taking the new family on their first holiday - HELP!
Jan 9, 2013, 4:41 pm
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Taking the new family on their first holiday - HELP!
With the wife being a teacher and currently being on Maternity leave 
We've decided to pop to Florida for a bit of sun out of the school holidays, which is a first!
So, a bit of help please.
Can I and how do I sign up the little one to BAEC and my household account?
How do you add the little one to the booking?
Thanks in advance.
We've decided to pop to Florida for a bit of sun out of the school holidays, which is a first!So, a bit of help please.
Can I and how do I sign up the little one to BAEC and my household account?
How do you add the little one to the booking?
Thanks in advance.
Jan 9, 2013, 5:34 pm
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1) Change my household account -> Add new member (not a member of EC yet)
2) Book everything as 2 adults + 1 infant, or book everything for adults, then call and ask to add an infant
3) if you pay X cash and Y avios for an adult, you pay 10%*X cash and 10%*Y Avios for the infant
2) Book everything as 2 adults + 1 infant, or book everything for adults, then call and ask to add an infant
3) if you pay X cash and Y avios for an adult, you pay 10%*X cash and 10%*Y Avios for the infant
Jan 9, 2013, 5:38 pm
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You will have to call to add the infant. The charge will be based on the WT+ fare.
You won't be able to OLCI with an infant either, you have to go to the desk, although for a Florida trip I expect you won't be just having hand baggage anyway, but it's something to bear in mind.
Hope you have a great trip!
You won't be able to OLCI with an infant either, you have to go to the desk, although for a Florida trip I expect you won't be just having hand baggage anyway, but it's something to bear in mind.
Hope you have a great trip!
Jan 9, 2013, 6:16 pm
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Jan 10, 2013, 2:13 am
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I've always been allowed to OLCI when travelling with my son (who is now 11 months). The most recent example being last month when flying out to the US. The only thing I couldn't do is change our seats (even for SH flights to Germany).
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Jan 10, 2013, 2:20 am
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Also in my experience you can choose seats immediately from booking when travelling with an infant. (usual front rows are reserved for Golds etc until T-72 when you can reselect if required.
The infant luggage allowance is useful even if they dont have their own seat as is the free carriage for car seats and buggies. I kow you can hire car seats quite easily but having seen some of them in the airport car parks I'[m not sure I would want to. You have no idea what they may have been through.
Jan 10, 2013, 2:20 am
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Perhaps we should make this post the official 'New Arrivals' post, there seems to always be questions relating to adding infants to bookings, so it may be handy to have one specific post to contain all the details as the same questions are likely to come up again and again.
With a first due in June myself, I know I have a load of questions! Many already covered off in this post.
With a first due in June myself, I know I have a load of questions! Many already covered off in this post.
Jan 10, 2013, 2:40 am
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Forgot to say. Ask the crew for a logbook for your child. This logs all flight no.s, dates, mileage flown, equipment no.s etc.
The captain will sign it and may be a nice record for them (or you) when they're older.
Are you flying short or long haul and which cabin?
The captain will sign it and may be a nice record for them (or you) when they're older.
Are you flying short or long haul and which cabin?
Jan 10, 2013, 3:27 am
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The log books are available on Long Haul and apparantly not all CC know where they are.
It took two attempts for FT'ers to get the logbook for me.
They gave Yahillwe the inflight childrens packs. But LondonAndy knew where to get them though.
Oh make sure you put a photo of your child in the front of the log, for a while the crew thought the logbook was mine!
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Jan 10, 2013, 4:21 am
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Cap That's a good idea.
Thanks for the help guys.
Managed to book 5+1 MFU from WTP to CW into MCO out of TPA, who said that availability was pants!
OK, it is, but there seems to be quite a bit to MCO in June.
Thanks for the help guys.
Managed to book 5+1 MFU from WTP to CW into MCO out of TPA, who said that availability was pants!
OK, it is, but there seems to be quite a bit to MCO in June.
Jan 10, 2013, 4:23 am
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OK, So next section for this Infant Thread.
Seat Selection.
Once booked, you are allowed to log in and select ALL the seats on ALL sectors FREE OF CHARGE for everyone on your booking.
Initially the COT seats are greyed out, but selecting the traveler with the (infant) attached will activate these seats.
We are traveling on a three class 777 which has two cot seats. 3d and 11d
Which do people think is the best and why?
Seat Selection.
Once booked, you are allowed to log in and select ALL the seats on ALL sectors FREE OF CHARGE for everyone on your booking.
Initially the COT seats are greyed out, but selecting the traveler with the (infant) attached will activate these seats.
We are traveling on a three class 777 which has two cot seats. 3d and 11d
Which do people think is the best and why?