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Sign the baby up for a SM account - gotta work toward MM status ;)
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Originally Posted by RSSrsvp
(Post 29340547)
I agree, look at mid week off peak flights which might make it easier to score an upgrade.
I'd be shocked if a PM and a companion ever gets upgraded on this route during snowbird season. |
Originally Posted by apodo77
(Post 29340936)
As a DM I rarely get upgraded on any day ATL-PBI-ATL (fly out of PBI weekly and I would put my upgrade % at less than 10% since making DM and was basicall 0% as a PM). Recently wasn't even close on a Saturday on an expensive fare.
I'd be shocked if a PM and a companion ever gets upgraded on this route during snowbird season. |
Do exactly the same as you would in any other cabin, first has no impact at all.
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Originally Posted by daloosh
(Post 29340541)
Then I found someone's luggage in our bin and no one would claim it. When I said, ok, I'll just take this to the FA, angry businessman #1 took it back.
That is odd, nobody owns the bins. I place my bag above the seat opposite mine so I can see if anyone is digging through it. Much safer that way, plus much easier to take down. Probably best not to touch other people's luggage, unless you are gently sliding it across the bin. As to the baby, enjoy the flight. Think of it like flying in a bus, public transit at the end of the day. Everyone pays to ride, even baby. |
Originally Posted by grunze
(Post 29340243)
Hi folks,
As a new PM, I'm really excited about the free First Class upgrades. I'll be flying to PBI soon with the wife and baby. The baby will be a lap child. Are there are rules regarding babies in First? For example, if we get upgraded, would there be any issue if our little dude wis with us? Thanks! Mike |
Originally Posted by kxc262
(Post 29340906)
Sign the baby up for a SM account - gotta work toward MM status ;)
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Really wouldn't worry about any free upgrades, especially for a companion, on this route. Paid and elite heavy F.
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Babies don’t have the ability to properly clear their ears. This often leaves them in terrible pain on flights and can cause permanent hearing damage. That is why they scream so much on flights. |
Originally Posted by andrewk829
(Post 29340300)
Don't think there are any "rules", but you won't be popular with your fellow first class passengers.
I was in Delta One recently on a flight from Amsterdam to Seattle, and an infant in the Delta One cabin was squawking ear-piercing screeches for much of the flight. Nobody regardless of service class should expect to endure repeated and ongoing ear-splitting shrieks of infants (most people are reasonably gracious and willing to tolerate some short term noise), but you sort of think that if you're riding up front, you stand a good chance of being spared. If you do bring your little one, at least act like you're TRYING to calm baby down if he/ she starts making horrific noises. Sounds like the OP is well prepared and isn't going to be one of those parents that ignored their own child on a plane. |
My kid's first flight was at 6 weeks old. His SM account started then as well (no lap baby for him - had his own seat).
Back when Benadryl included the magic sleepy ingredient, he would get a bit of it in every take-off bottle. Slept throughout all the flights. People would walk by the row, stop and say "Oh I didn't even know there was a baby on board". When he got to the "kick the back of the seat stage", the first time he tried it... I told him that nobody likes it and to keep his feet off the seat. I also asked the person in the seat behind him to kick kid's seat, so kid would know what it feels like. The guy behind his seat had a great time kicking away for about 20 minutes! My kid never kicked anybody's seatback again (at least while I was with him :) ) |
Originally Posted by Jeff767
(Post 29342236)
Babies don’t have the ability to properly clear their ears. This often leaves them in terrible pain on flights and can cause permanent hearing damage. That is why they scream so much on flights. Using a pacifier or a bottle helps (the latter is rumored to work in adults too ;)) |
Be like George and Amal Clooney...
George and Amal Clooney Gave Out Noise-Cancelling Headphones on Flight to England With Their Twins. You can afford it, right? |
Several posts on this thread make reference to the tremendous ear pain that many babies can experience on flights. I remember many years ago I once traveled with a sinus infection and the descent was absolutely horrific, some of the worst pain I have ever experienced. Maybe that is sort of like what a baby feels.
That being the case, why subject your baby to such pain? After welcoming a newborn to your family, maybe just take a break from family air travel for two years. Doesn't seem like a major sacrifice. If grandma and grandpa live 2,000 miles away or across an ocean, maybe they can come to see you instead. |
thanks for the tip, dad
why don't you let other people decide what's a "major sacrifice" for themselves? |
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