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Note: This a very early rough draft/outline... please ask questions or provide details and information. Perhaps we should turn this into a wiki now that the wiki is available on mobile FT?
Based on several recent threads and a lot of questions, I thought it would be a good idea to start a guide for things to consider when traveling with families.
Ground rules
Please keep this thread flame-free. We do not need to rehash the argument about whether children should be allowed to fly, or fly in premium cabins, or use this thread to report about unruly children on a recent flight. This guide is intended to help families travel as smoothly as possible on BA.
General tips
TODO: General information useful to parents traveling in all classes of service, strollers/buggies/prams, etc., security and immigration
TODO: Organize by age? e.g. Infants (under 2), children aged 2-11, young adults aged 12-15
TODO: UK APD and how this impacts on children based on age and cabin
Car Seats and Strollers/Prams/Buggies
comprehensive guide to strollers at various BA airports.
Using a car seat on BA flights
Lounge access
Unlike many airlines, lounge access is not immediately extended to members of a family. For example, if a Gold member is flying, they may bring only one guest into the lounge. In general, at least 50% of your party needs status, otherwise lounge access is only available if you are all traveling in business or first class.
Lounges with a kids play area
London Heathrow (LHR)
TODO: Add short reviews or links to info?
T3 Galleries Club
T3 Galleries First
Note that this area is fairly clean, though the computers don't seem to be working and there are very few actual toys in this large (as of 07/01/17).
T5 Galleries Club North
T5 Galleries Club South
T5 Galleries First
T5B Galleries Club
There is also a large, normally very clean baby changing room at gate A1 in T5.
TODO: Find a link to info about kids play areas in other airports?
London Gatwick (LGW)
BA Business lounge: there is a play room towards the far end of the lounge away from the entrance on the right hand side.
Other information: For travellers without access to Premium security and the lounge, there is an Assistance and family security lane available and a kids play area on the upper level of South Terminal airside departures. Pushchairs are available for the walk from pier to baggage claim but require a £1 or €1 coin. Further information here: https://www.gatwickairport.com/at-th...ices/children/
MIA. There is a good kids area in the MIA premium lounge which is opposite the staff entrance to the kitchen.
Children under age two
TODO: Information on traveling with children under the age of two (seats, fare rules, starting travel when under 2 and finishing when over 2, etc.), selecting cot seats, online checkin not available etc.
Skyflyers activity packs
Per the official BA text: "Our Skyflyers activity packs have an exciting flying theme to keep your little ones amused during their flight. The packs come in fun swimming bags, which they can use again and again.
For children between three and five years old, the pack contains crayons and a 'Spread your Wings' colouring book featuring Cuthbert the Cat.
For children over six, the pack contains a pen and the ‘Wing It’ book, packed with exciting facts about flying, together with puzzles and sudokus.
The Skyflyer packs are available on all flights over two hours from London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Please ask a member of the cabin crew once you board your flight.
Your young flyer can also personalise their belongings with their own Skyflyers baggage tag; you just need to print it out before your flight."
Note that these are not always handed out (for example, the OP's family did not receive them in First (but instead the kids received First amenity kits for adults).
ET/WT
TODO: Notes when flying in ET/WT
WTP
TODO: Notes when flying in WTP
CE
TODO: Notes when flying in CE
Travelling with the kids is one time where CE is worth a premium over ET as well if you have an even number of passengers in your party. The little table is handy for school work/colouring/storing iPads, etc. and not having a stranger in your row is nice (more for the stranger's benefit than the kids!).
CW
TODO: Notes when flying in CW
Depending on the number of children and their ages will determine where to sit. For example, if you're a party of five with a child under two, and your other two children are fairly self-sufficient, then you might choose the middle last row in CW, with the kids on the aisle and the parents and bassinet in the middle.
Or if your kids are pretty close in age and might get out of control when seated together, you might choose two pairs along the window with one adult and child per pair. Or you might choose a middle row of 4 seats and put the kids in the middle two seats.
Or if you're on an A380 upper deck with 2-3-2 and you have one child, you might seat them in the middle.
There's no perfect answer for CW, but many good options and in general it depends on knowing your children.
First
TODO: Notes when flying in First
Traveling in F, the biggest challenge with a young children (ages 2-5) is convincing them to stay seated with their seatbelt on during take off and landing.
There are again many strategies depending on the number of children and their ages, and also depend in part on the aircraft.
On the 747, one strategy is to to take middle seat pairs, though if you need to help the child, it means walking around the aisle. So you could take 4EF and 5EF with an adult staggered next to each child. With a family of 5, we tried two approaches, 3A, 4A, 5A (adult), 5E (toddler), 5F (wife), and 1A (toddler), 1K adult), 2K (adult), 3K, and 4K. In general we had a better experience with the latter approach, but mostly because the middle seat pairs do not have a lot of space.
On the A380 and 777, the middle seat pairs are a bit more spacious so that strategy might be preferred.
Meals in First
When travelling in F, it is worth contacting You First in advance of the trip to obtain the flight menus so you can decide whether they will eat the F meal or if you need to order the kids meal. I found the CC to be very helpful in leaving off certain aspects of a regular meal to make it more child friendly - i.e. just chicken / steak and veg without the sauces. For breakfast they usually only load 2 portions of pancakes. Ask for them to be kept aside for your kids to make a fun, child friendly breakfast.
For night flights, pack pyjamas for the kids as the smallest size is likely too large for anyone under 18.
Be prepared for queue jumpers in priority boarding. Most passengers and staff assume that families with kids aren't in F and/or don't have status.
Seat Selection
TODO: Bassinet seats, sitting next to children policies, seating strategies, etc.
Parties with an infant can book their seats free of charge from time of booking for everyone on the booking, even without status.
Children under 2 travel on parents lap as the default option, unless you specifically buy a seat.
Trip Reports TODO: Add more links to helpful trip reports
Household accounts
TODO: Link to information about household accounts, earning Avios and tier points as a family, etc.
Tier point runs with kids
TODO: Probably not a good idea, but some do this, so add info here if there's anything worth adding.
Useful resources
Tips for flying with infants with British Airways
Based on several recent threads and a lot of questions, I thought it would be a good idea to start a guide for things to consider when traveling with families.
Ground rules
Please keep this thread flame-free. We do not need to rehash the argument about whether children should be allowed to fly, or fly in premium cabins, or use this thread to report about unruly children on a recent flight. This guide is intended to help families travel as smoothly as possible on BA.
General tips
TODO: General information useful to parents traveling in all classes of service, strollers/buggies/prams, etc., security and immigration
TODO: Organize by age? e.g. Infants (under 2), children aged 2-11, young adults aged 12-15
TODO: UK APD and how this impacts on children based on age and cabin
Car Seats and Strollers/Prams/Buggies
comprehensive guide to strollers at various BA airports.
Using a car seat on BA flights
Lounge access
Unlike many airlines, lounge access is not immediately extended to members of a family. For example, if a Gold member is flying, they may bring only one guest into the lounge. In general, at least 50% of your party needs status, otherwise lounge access is only available if you are all traveling in business or first class.
Lounges with a kids play area
London Heathrow (LHR)
TODO: Add short reviews or links to info?
T3 Galleries Club
T3 Galleries First
Note that this area is fairly clean, though the computers don't seem to be working and there are very few actual toys in this large (as of 07/01/17).
T5 Galleries Club North
T5 Galleries Club South
T5 Galleries First
T5B Galleries Club
There is also a large, normally very clean baby changing room at gate A1 in T5.
TODO: Find a link to info about kids play areas in other airports?
London Gatwick (LGW)
BA Business lounge: there is a play room towards the far end of the lounge away from the entrance on the right hand side.
Other information: For travellers without access to Premium security and the lounge, there is an Assistance and family security lane available and a kids play area on the upper level of South Terminal airside departures. Pushchairs are available for the walk from pier to baggage claim but require a £1 or €1 coin. Further information here: https://www.gatwickairport.com/at-th...ices/children/
MIA. There is a good kids area in the MIA premium lounge which is opposite the staff entrance to the kitchen.
Children under age two
TODO: Information on traveling with children under the age of two (seats, fare rules, starting travel when under 2 and finishing when over 2, etc.), selecting cot seats, online checkin not available etc.
Skyflyers activity packs
Per the official BA text: "Our Skyflyers activity packs have an exciting flying theme to keep your little ones amused during their flight. The packs come in fun swimming bags, which they can use again and again.
For children between three and five years old, the pack contains crayons and a 'Spread your Wings' colouring book featuring Cuthbert the Cat.
For children over six, the pack contains a pen and the ‘Wing It’ book, packed with exciting facts about flying, together with puzzles and sudokus.
The Skyflyer packs are available on all flights over two hours from London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Please ask a member of the cabin crew once you board your flight.
Your young flyer can also personalise their belongings with their own Skyflyers baggage tag; you just need to print it out before your flight."
Note that these are not always handed out (for example, the OP's family did not receive them in First (but instead the kids received First amenity kits for adults).
ET/WT
TODO: Notes when flying in ET/WT
WTP
TODO: Notes when flying in WTP
CE
TODO: Notes when flying in CE
Travelling with the kids is one time where CE is worth a premium over ET as well if you have an even number of passengers in your party. The little table is handy for school work/colouring/storing iPads, etc. and not having a stranger in your row is nice (more for the stranger's benefit than the kids!).
CW
TODO: Notes when flying in CW
Depending on the number of children and their ages will determine where to sit. For example, if you're a party of five with a child under two, and your other two children are fairly self-sufficient, then you might choose the middle last row in CW, with the kids on the aisle and the parents and bassinet in the middle.
Or if your kids are pretty close in age and might get out of control when seated together, you might choose two pairs along the window with one adult and child per pair. Or you might choose a middle row of 4 seats and put the kids in the middle two seats.
Or if you're on an A380 upper deck with 2-3-2 and you have one child, you might seat them in the middle.
There's no perfect answer for CW, but many good options and in general it depends on knowing your children.
First
TODO: Notes when flying in First
Traveling in F, the biggest challenge with a young children (ages 2-5) is convincing them to stay seated with their seatbelt on during take off and landing.
There are again many strategies depending on the number of children and their ages, and also depend in part on the aircraft.
On the 747, one strategy is to to take middle seat pairs, though if you need to help the child, it means walking around the aisle. So you could take 4EF and 5EF with an adult staggered next to each child. With a family of 5, we tried two approaches, 3A, 4A, 5A (adult), 5E (toddler), 5F (wife), and 1A (toddler), 1K adult), 2K (adult), 3K, and 4K. In general we had a better experience with the latter approach, but mostly because the middle seat pairs do not have a lot of space.
On the A380 and 777, the middle seat pairs are a bit more spacious so that strategy might be preferred.
Meals in First
When travelling in F, it is worth contacting You First in advance of the trip to obtain the flight menus so you can decide whether they will eat the F meal or if you need to order the kids meal. I found the CC to be very helpful in leaving off certain aspects of a regular meal to make it more child friendly - i.e. just chicken / steak and veg without the sauces. For breakfast they usually only load 2 portions of pancakes. Ask for them to be kept aside for your kids to make a fun, child friendly breakfast.
For night flights, pack pyjamas for the kids as the smallest size is likely too large for anyone under 18.
Be prepared for queue jumpers in priority boarding. Most passengers and staff assume that families with kids aren't in F and/or don't have status.
Seat Selection
TODO: Bassinet seats, sitting next to children policies, seating strategies, etc.
Parties with an infant can book their seats free of charge from time of booking for everyone on the booking, even without status.
Children under 2 travel on parents lap as the default option, unless you specifically buy a seat.
Trip Reports TODO: Add more links to helpful trip reports
Household accounts
TODO: Link to information about household accounts, earning Avios and tier points as a family, etc.
Tier point runs with kids
TODO: Probably not a good idea, but some do this, so add info here if there's anything worth adding.
Useful resources
Tips for flying with infants with British Airways
Traveling with Children beginner's guide
Feb 10, 2020, 7:09 am
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you'll have to take them out the carriers too at security and put the carrier through the security machine. what will happen is that each of you will hold a baby while going through the scanner and then you go through again without holding a baby. To give an example, I go through the scanner while my husband holds my son. Then i go back through to collect my son and carry him though so he is scanned along side me. Whether to take a buggy will depend on whether you think it's more faff to unstrap at security from a carrier than from a buggy, and then have to fold buggy up at the gate. Personally i find a carrier easier and when in the lounge i just find a quiet space, put a blanket down and let my son play on that. It's upon arrival that I find the buggy a faff but YMMV, particularly as the buggy may be on the carousel at the other end rather than at the gate!
Feb 10, 2020, 7:45 am
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Thanks, all - this is really helpful. GUWander - I'm less concerend about having access to the buggy when we arrive back at LHR. It's more having it in the terminal before the flight. The carriers we have are pretty good, so I think they would be fine in those from plane door to baggage hall.
Can we wear them in the carriers during the flight?
Can we wear them in the carriers during the flight?
I'm following this thread now because we are travelling to Venice in June via LHR with a 2 year old and 6 month old twins (I'm the grandfather). It's been a bit of a struggle already getting seats booked but we have 5 adults travelling too so we're not TOO concerned but always looking for tips. All in Y with only me as the status holder so trying to decide which of my children I like best to take into the lounge with me and the twins!
Feb 11, 2020, 4:51 am
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For security screening too, they may ask for the child to be removed from the soft baby carriers too when carrying the child through the metal detectors. I don't know how quick and easy you will find it to put a child in and out of such a soft baby carrier, but I know there are times when I've seen it much easier to remove children from strollers and put them back in the strollers than to take them in and out of the body-worn baby carriers and -- worse yet at times -- made to remove the body-worn baby carrier device for screening too.
That's prohibited on US flights and I've seen some EU carriers refuse to allow lap-children to remain in things like the belly-side-worn Baby Becco carriers ... at least during taxi, take-off, landing, seat-belt-sign-on times. BA may be a different story at times since the European carriers allow for belt-on-belt attachments for lap-children held by an accompanying adult during the taxi/take-off/landing time frames, but I'm not sure if any of the mentioned with European carriers is a matter of practice deviating from policy or not.
For my relatives, it's normal to try to take the strollers for gate drop-off/pick-up (as often as allowed) and the body-worn baby carriers for each and every possible flight of relevance. The body-worn baby carriers can be a major relief to have at airports, especially if the stroller comes out broken or doesn't get delivered when and where it was expected/wanted by the child-transporters.
That's prohibited on US flights and I've seen some EU carriers refuse to allow lap-children to remain in things like the belly-side-worn Baby Becco carriers ... at least during taxi, take-off, landing, seat-belt-sign-on times. BA may be a different story at times since the European carriers allow for belt-on-belt attachments for lap-children held by an accompanying adult during the taxi/take-off/landing time frames, but I'm not sure if any of the mentioned with European carriers is a matter of practice deviating from policy or not.
For my relatives, it's normal to try to take the strollers for gate drop-off/pick-up (as often as allowed) and the body-worn baby carriers for each and every possible flight of relevance. The body-worn baby carriers can be a major relief to have at airports, especially if the stroller comes out broken or doesn't get delivered when and where it was expected/wanted by the child-transporters.
Last edited by GUWonder; Feb 11, 2020 at 5:05 am
Feb 11, 2020, 5:20 am
#34
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This seems an appropriate place to ask a question that's been on my mind for a few months. Apologies if the answer is quite obvious, but it's a new situation.
Flying Paris to Miami in July on an ex-EU. Naturally this involves a T5 - T3 transfer at LHR.
From experience, prams are delivered at the aircraft door in T5. However as we will be checking through to Miami, I assume I will need to ask at bag drop in Paris for the pram to be shortchecked to LHR? Otherwise, am I right to assume that the pram will go with the rest of the luggage for the connection?
In all honesty we aren't sure the pram will be required for the airport as our daughter is a confident walker and will be approaching the upper limit of a lap infant when we go, but mostly the concern is avoiding a scenario where we make a wrong assumption and end up with a pram stranded at LHR because we assume it goes with the luggage and it is actually unloaded at the gate.
Any advice will be gratefully received.
Flying Paris to Miami in July on an ex-EU. Naturally this involves a T5 - T3 transfer at LHR.
From experience, prams are delivered at the aircraft door in T5. However as we will be checking through to Miami, I assume I will need to ask at bag drop in Paris for the pram to be shortchecked to LHR? Otherwise, am I right to assume that the pram will go with the rest of the luggage for the connection?
In all honesty we aren't sure the pram will be required for the airport as our daughter is a confident walker and will be approaching the upper limit of a lap infant when we go, but mostly the concern is avoiding a scenario where we make a wrong assumption and end up with a pram stranded at LHR because we assume it goes with the luggage and it is actually unloaded at the gate.
Any advice will be gratefully received.
Last edited by Bohinjska Bistrica; Feb 11, 2020 at 5:28 am
Feb 11, 2020, 5:33 am
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If you are allowed by BA@CDG to gate-check the stroller at CDG, then you can and should ask at CDG (and definitely confirm at the flight gate) for the stroller to be set for gate-delivery at LHR if you want it at LHR.
If you check in the stroller at BA's check-in counter at CDG, the stroller will likely be tagged to MIA with no need to claim it at LHR. Check your claim tag in that case to make sure it says MIA (and LHR for a CDG-MIA-LHR routing) and that there is nothing about "gate-delivery" on the claim check, check-in tag for the stroller, or otherwise.
If you want to gate check in the stroller and have the stroller tagged for delivery at MIA baggage claim (but not tagged for delivery at LHR), there is a risk of a mess up unless and until you're given a claim check of sort that mentions that the bag is to be delivered at MIA. In such case, make sure it has no gate-delivery tag/instructions on the tag/stroller, or there could be the unfortunate problem of the stroller being gate-delivered at LHR and you not knowing about that until it's too late.
If you check in the stroller at BA's check-in counter at CDG, the stroller will likely be tagged to MIA with no need to claim it at LHR. Check your claim tag in that case to make sure it says MIA (and LHR for a CDG-MIA-LHR routing) and that there is nothing about "gate-delivery" on the claim check, check-in tag for the stroller, or otherwise.
If you want to gate check in the stroller and have the stroller tagged for delivery at MIA baggage claim (but not tagged for delivery at LHR), there is a risk of a mess up unless and until you're given a claim check of sort that mentions that the bag is to be delivered at MIA. In such case, make sure it has no gate-delivery tag/instructions on the tag/stroller, or there could be the unfortunate problem of the stroller being gate-delivered at LHR and you not knowing about that until it's too late.
Last edited by GUWonder; Feb 11, 2020 at 5:45 am
Feb 11, 2020, 6:07 am
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Or option B, let the other 2/3 adults take the 2 years old to play around and have fun in the terminal, while bring the twins mother into lounge so that she could feed the babies. From my recent experience, I found lounge access is very nice for mother with baby. I could just keep bring unlimited drinks and food to my wife while she busy on breastfeed and diaper changing[/QUOTE]
This is my current thinking. Thank you.
This is my current thinking. Thank you.
Feb 11, 2020, 7:07 am
#37
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If you are allowed by BA@CDG to gate-check the stroller at CDG, then you can and should ask at CDG (and definitely confirm at the flight gate) for the stroller to be set for gate-delivery at LHR if you want it at LHR.
If you check in the stroller at BA's check-in counter at CDG, the stroller will likely be tagged to MIA with no need to claim it at LHR. Check your claim tag in that case to make sure it says MIA (and LHR for a CDG-MIA-LHR routing) and that there is nothing about "gate-delivery" on the claim check, check-in tag for the stroller, or otherwise.
If you want to gate check in the stroller and have the stroller tagged for delivery at MIA baggage claim (but not tagged for delivery at LHR), there is a risk of a mess up unless and until you're given a claim check of sort that mentions that the bag is to be delivered at MIA. In such case, make sure it has no gate-delivery tag/instructions on the tag/stroller, or there could be the unfortunate problem of the stroller being gate-delivered at LHR and you not knowing about that until it's too late.
If you check in the stroller at BA's check-in counter at CDG, the stroller will likely be tagged to MIA with no need to claim it at LHR. Check your claim tag in that case to make sure it says MIA (and LHR for a CDG-MIA-LHR routing) and that there is nothing about "gate-delivery" on the claim check, check-in tag for the stroller, or otherwise.
If you want to gate check in the stroller and have the stroller tagged for delivery at MIA baggage claim (but not tagged for delivery at LHR), there is a risk of a mess up unless and until you're given a claim check of sort that mentions that the bag is to be delivered at MIA. In such case, make sure it has no gate-delivery tag/instructions on the tag/stroller, or there could be the unfortunate problem of the stroller being gate-delivered at LHR and you not knowing about that until it's too late.
I will discuss the options with Mrs BB and see what we think is best.
Nov 19, 2020, 1:12 am
#38
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you'll have to take them out the carriers too at security and put the carrier through the security machine. what will happen is that each of you will hold a baby while going through the scanner and then you go through again without holding a baby. To give an example, I go through the scanner while my husband holds my son. Then i go back through to collect my son and carry him though so he is scanned along side me. Whether to take a buggy will depend on whether you think it's more faff to unstrap at security from a carrier than from a buggy, and then have to fold buggy up at the gate. Personally i find a carrier easier and when in the lounge i just find a quiet space, put a blanket down and let my son play on that. It's upon arrival that I find the buggy a faff but YMMV, particularly as the buggy may be on the carousel at the other end rather than at the gate!
Apr 19, 2021, 12:22 pm
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I hope I'm not wrong reviving this thread that has been dormant for some time.
I have an upcoming trip in June, LAX-LHR in CW and it looks like it'll be with the new Club Suites. While normally I'd be thrilled to try the new seat, I'm traveling solo with my 6 yo twins. Basically one of the few cases the old middle CW seats were actually a better layout for us 3.
Has anyone travelled with kids with the new CS product? I'm thinking of taking a window seat for me and pick two aisle seats for them, one directly across from me and the other slightly in front.
The twins are really well behaved generally and traveled before, I'm not concerned about that, more about feeling too distant from them?
I also have a short flight in CE, so I'm thinking they'd be sitting together with me on the same row across the aisle? can two 6yo seat next to each other without an adult exactly next to them (although I'd be just an aisle away from them)
I have an upcoming trip in June, LAX-LHR in CW and it looks like it'll be with the new Club Suites. While normally I'd be thrilled to try the new seat, I'm traveling solo with my 6 yo twins. Basically one of the few cases the old middle CW seats were actually a better layout for us 3.
Has anyone travelled with kids with the new CS product? I'm thinking of taking a window seat for me and pick two aisle seats for them, one directly across from me and the other slightly in front.
The twins are really well behaved generally and traveled before, I'm not concerned about that, more about feeling too distant from them?
I also have a short flight in CE, so I'm thinking they'd be sitting together with me on the same row across the aisle? can two 6yo seat next to each other without an adult exactly next to them (although I'd be just an aisle away from them)
Apr 19, 2021, 7:05 pm
#41
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Mods, just a suggestion but might it be a sensible idea to consolidate all the other recently created threads regarding family travel and seating conundrums to here? Moving forward and as travel begins to ramp up it might be a helpful and beneficial thing you could do for a lot the BA FT community - including those without kids.
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Apr 20, 2021, 4:55 am
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I hope I'm not wrong reviving this thread that has been dormant for some time.
I have an upcoming trip in June, LAX-LHR in CW and it looks like it'll be with the new Club Suites. While normally I'd be thrilled to try the new seat, I'm traveling solo with my 6 yo twins. Basically one of the few cases the old middle CW seats were actually a better layout for us 3.
Has anyone travelled with kids with the new CS product? I'm thinking of taking a window seat for me and pick two aisle seats for them, one directly across from me and the other slightly in front.
The twins are really well behaved generally and traveled before, I'm not concerned about that, more about feeling too distant from them?
I also have a short flight in CE, so I'm thinking they'd be sitting together with me on the same row across the aisle? can two 6yo seat next to each other without an adult exactly next to them (although I'd be just an aisle away from them)
I have an upcoming trip in June, LAX-LHR in CW and it looks like it'll be with the new Club Suites. While normally I'd be thrilled to try the new seat, I'm traveling solo with my 6 yo twins. Basically one of the few cases the old middle CW seats were actually a better layout for us 3.
Has anyone travelled with kids with the new CS product? I'm thinking of taking a window seat for me and pick two aisle seats for them, one directly across from me and the other slightly in front.
The twins are really well behaved generally and traveled before, I'm not concerned about that, more about feeling too distant from them?
I also have a short flight in CE, so I'm thinking they'd be sitting together with me on the same row across the aisle? can two 6yo seat next to each other without an adult exactly next to them (although I'd be just an aisle away from them)
In CE yeah put them together and you sit on the other aisle. Nothing stopping you doing this at all - with the one unlikely exception of CE having 12+ rows as it can then include the mid-cabin exit rows, where they wouldn't be elgiible to sit as they're under 12.
Apr 20, 2021, 5:47 am
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Has anyone travelled with kids with the new CS product? I'm thinking of taking a window seat for me and pick two aisle seats for them, one directly across from me and the other slightly in front.
The twins are really well behaved generally and traveled before, I'm not concerned about that, more about feeling too distant from them?
The twins are really well behaved generally and traveled before, I'm not concerned about that, more about feeling too distant from them?
I also have a short flight in CE, so I'm thinking they'd be sitting together with me on the same row across the aisle? can two 6yo seat next to each other without an adult exactly next to them (although I'd be just an aisle away from them)
One parent, two 6 yo kids in CW, where to seat
Apr 20, 2021, 5:03 pm
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If you sit on the edge of the seat and lean forward, you will see the entrance area to the nearest seat (11F) but very little of anyone in there. Consequently you would be better all in the middle block since if you stand up you can see the children in front of you
Thank you as always for the detail insights!
I guess I'm not too concerned as being able to see them as much as being close by. I can see how the layout is designed specifically around privacy, which is a welcome change, but for families is not very convenient.
If I'm in 12K and one kid in 12F, would 13F be closer to me (although out of sight) rather than 11F?
thanks!
Apr 20, 2021, 5:19 pm
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No, 11F plus 12F are closer to you in 12K than 12F plus 13F due to the door way area being at the front of the unit. You are right that 13F is completely out of sight.