Traveling with toddler in Club World
Dec 8, 2007, 10:08 am
#1
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Dallas, TX
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Traveling with toddler in Club World
My wife and I are traveling with our 17 month old to Bangladesh this winter. The routing is DFW-ORD-LHR-DAC (AA and BA). We have three business class seats. My question is this:
1. Do I need to put my 17 month old (20 lbs) in a car seat? If not, should I get the CAREs restraint system (http://www.kidsflysafe.com/about.php)
2. Are we even allowed to lug a car seat through God forsaken LHR?
3. Should I get bulkhead seats?
Any advice to make this journey bearable would be greatly appreciated
Thank you in advance. Assuming no one from this board is going to Dhaka - if you are let me know and I'll post the details of the flight!
Canuck
1. Do I need to put my 17 month old (20 lbs) in a car seat? If not, should I get the CAREs restraint system (http://www.kidsflysafe.com/about.php)
2. Are we even allowed to lug a car seat through God forsaken LHR?
3. Should I get bulkhead seats?
Any advice to make this journey bearable would be greatly appreciated
Thank you in advance. Assuming no one from this board is going to Dhaka - if you are let me know and I'll post the details of the flight!
Canuck
Dec 8, 2007, 1:00 pm
#2
Join Date: Jan 2006
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OK, for the BA legs, you will have to take a car seat - BA don't allow the use of CAREs for any situation where the seatbelt sign is on. For that reason, I doubt you'll have a problem at LHR with a carseat.
On BA, there's not really such a think as a bulkhead seat in CW - I assume you're not interested in using a basinette because you have a seat for junior. I'd suggest you ask for a middle pair and one of the aisle seats (not sure you'd even be able to choose the basinette position as you already have a seat for Jr.)
On BA, there's not really such a think as a bulkhead seat in CW - I assume you're not interested in using a basinette because you have a seat for junior. I'd suggest you ask for a middle pair and one of the aisle seats (not sure you'd even be able to choose the basinette position as you already have a seat for Jr.)
Dec 8, 2007, 6:06 pm
#4
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Boston, London
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As Teece says you won't be able to get the Bassinet seats in advance if you have a seat for Jr, at least not until check in where you might be able to snag them if unallocated. I think they carry the infant bulkhead seats on all flights so then, even if they are not expecting a child, they might have one spare.
My experience of small people in Club seats throws up one main issue, seat belt position in 'bed' mode. The belt is a way down an adult when flat and if you have a toddler up near the top of the 'bed' the belt hardly snags their ankles.
I don't think you have to take a car seat and in 'seat' mode the seat belt postion is fine for a little one. In addition BA do allow (insist on for lap children) seat belt extenders for under 24 months and so if the worst came to pass - you had bad turbulance, Jr was using the bed mode and you felt it wasn't secure - you just use the extender on Mom (or even Dad
).
Voluntarily waking the the little demon you just spent an excruciating 4 hours getting to sleep is a whole other matter of course....!
My experience of small people in Club seats throws up one main issue, seat belt position in 'bed' mode. The belt is a way down an adult when flat and if you have a toddler up near the top of the 'bed' the belt hardly snags their ankles.
I don't think you have to take a car seat and in 'seat' mode the seat belt postion is fine for a little one. In addition BA do allow (insist on for lap children) seat belt extenders for under 24 months and so if the worst came to pass - you had bad turbulance, Jr was using the bed mode and you felt it wasn't secure - you just use the extender on Mom (or even Dad
). Voluntarily waking the the little demon you just spent an excruciating 4 hours getting to sleep is a whole other matter of course....!
Dec 9, 2007, 4:38 pm
#5
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: GLA... where else?!
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Posts: 474
You do not need to take a car seat. Junior can sit in a lap for landing and take off. A car seat will just make life difficult for you in transit and in the air.
We travelled with our 23 month old daughter GLA-LHR-PHL and back in J in September. We booked 2 seats, crossed our fingers and managed to snag an extra seat for both TATL legs due to very helpful crew! At least you don't need to cross your fingers!!
We travelled with our 23 month old daughter GLA-LHR-PHL and back in J in September. We booked 2 seats, crossed our fingers and managed to snag an extra seat for both TATL legs due to very helpful crew! At least you don't need to cross your fingers!!