Delta One International w/ Infant
Feb 21, 2019, 11:27 am
#1
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Delta One International w/ Infant
My wife and I have a ton of SkyMiles to burn through and just booked a NYC - Italy trip in Delta One on a A330. We will be traveling with our 6 month old infant in our laps but wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with the Delta skycots in Delta One specifically. Some feedback around economy skycots but nothing around Business so not even sure if that is an option. Multiple Delta customer service reps do not have a clue.
I know everyone has opinions on traveling with children in Business/First class but hoping to avoid that here. My money/miles and I can book what I want!
I know everyone has opinions on traveling with children in Business/First class but hoping to avoid that here. My money/miles and I can book what I want!
Feb 21, 2019, 11:56 am
#2
Join Date: Jan 2017
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From this page: https://www.delta.com/us/en/children.../infant-travel
Per FAA regulations, children under 2 years of age are not allowed to sit in a seat equipped with an airbag seat belt.
When using a child safety seat, don’t select seats in the following areas:
When using a child safety seat, don’t select seats in the following areas:
- Aisle seats
- Emergency exit rows
- Any seat one row forward or one row back from an emergency exit row
- Bulkhead seats when the safety seat is a combination car seat and stroller
- Flatbed seats in the Delta One™ area of the following aircraft: Airbus A330-200 or A330-300; Boeing 777, 767 or 747 aircraft*
Feb 21, 2019, 12:01 pm
#3
Join Date: Nov 2009
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My wife and I have a ton of SkyMiles to burn through and just booked a NYC - Italy trip in Delta One on a A330. We will be traveling with our 6 month old infant in our laps but wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with the Delta skycots in Delta One specifically. Some feedback around economy skycots but nothing around Business so not even sure if that is an option. Multiple Delta customer service reps do not have a clue.
I know everyone has opinions on traveling with children in Business/First class but hoping to avoid that here. My money/miles and I can book what I want!
I know everyone has opinions on traveling with children in Business/First class but hoping to avoid that here. My money/miles and I can book what I want!
DL does permit child restraint device in D1 - on the A350 ONLY. I didn't think DL allowed CRS in any D1 cabin - the A350 was news to me.
Reference: https://pro.delta.com/content/agency...formation.html
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Infants and Children and Flat-Bed Seats
All types of child restraint devices (CRS) - including the CARES harnesses – are not permitted in flat-bed Delta One and First Class seats. Exception: FAA approved CRS are permitted on the A350 aircraft in all cabins.
Infants and Children and Flat-Bed Seats
All types of child restraint devices (CRS) - including the CARES harnesses – are not permitted in flat-bed Delta One and First Class seats. Exception: FAA approved CRS are permitted on the A350 aircraft in all cabins.
Feb 21, 2019, 12:25 pm
#4
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No skycots in D1. Since infant is in lap, there is no issue in any D1 seat. Just hold him/her.
Feb 21, 2019, 7:16 pm
#5
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My wife and I have a ton of SkyMiles to burn through and just booked a NYC - Italy trip in Delta One on a A330. We will be traveling with our 6 month old infant in our laps but wanted to see if anyone has had any experience with the Delta skycots in Delta One specifically. Some feedback around economy skycots but nothing around Business so not even sure if that is an option. Multiple Delta customer service reps do not have a clue.
I know everyone has opinions on traveling with children in Business/First class but hoping to avoid that here. My money/miles and I can book what I want!
I know everyone has opinions on traveling with children in Business/First class but hoping to avoid that here. My money/miles and I can book what I want!
Feb 21, 2019, 7:32 pm
#6
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Probably should have mentioned that everything is already booked and my son was only 10k skymiles round trip. Fully confirmed on ticket.
Feb 22, 2019, 6:13 am
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There haven't been many car crashes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
Flying is safer than riding a motorcycle, but that doesn't mean that I have a right to take a flight but refuse to ever fasten my seatbelt because hey, it's safer.....
Part of the problem is that unsecured items and unsecured humans can cause injury to others sitting nearby.
Flying is safer than riding a motorcycle, but that doesn't mean that I have a right to take a flight but refuse to ever fasten my seatbelt because hey, it's safer.....
Part of the problem is that unsecured items and unsecured humans can cause injury to others sitting nearby.
Feb 22, 2019, 7:02 am
#8
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I understand that there are risks involved. It was the condescending and judgmental tone of "too bad with your money and your miles you decided the safety of your infant wasn’t worth them." The suggestion is that a parent who travels with a lap infant is a bad parent, is irresponsible, does not care about their child's safety, etc. It's just obviously more complex than that, not to mention that OP came looking for advice on Skycots.
Feb 22, 2019, 7:06 am
#9
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Just to confirm, you paid 10k SkyMiles for the lap infant ticket? I thought that could only be paid with $. That's a very good deal if it's true, as it usually costs $250-500 for a lap infant ticket to Europe when the parents are in J. The only times I got $100 tickets were when I bought Y tickets and immediately upgraded to J with GUCs, but the agent processed the lap infant ticket based on the Y ticket price before the upgrade.
Feb 22, 2019, 7:15 am
#10
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I flew international D1 with a lap kid a few times. Like others have said, there are no skycots up front and I can’t even think of where they’d be able to install them if they wanted to.
When the child is too small for their own seat (not just physically, but also emotionally), D1 is the way to go (assuming you have the miles or the cash). It is vastly more comfortable sharing a D1 seat with an infant than a Y seat, and everyone sleeps much better.
When the child is too small for their own seat (not just physically, but also emotionally), D1 is the way to go (assuming you have the miles or the cash). It is vastly more comfortable sharing a D1 seat with an infant than a Y seat, and everyone sleeps much better.
Feb 22, 2019, 7:20 am
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Feb 22, 2019, 7:31 am
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Just to confirm, you paid 10k SkyMiles for the lap infant ticket? I thought that could only be paid with $. That's a very good deal if it's true, as it usually costs $250-500 for a lap infant ticket to Europe when the parents are in J. The only times I got $100 tickets were when I bought Y tickets and immediately upgraded to J with GUCs, but the agent processed the lap infant ticket based on the Y ticket price before the upgrade.
Feb 22, 2019, 7:34 am
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Delta will definitely charge you 10% of adult ticket $, whether with an award, paid, GUC, etc.
Feb 22, 2019, 8:54 am
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It's 10% of the fare plus 100% of applicable taxes and fees.
Feb 22, 2019, 9:26 am
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That's an important detail. You didn't book with DL miles - you booked with VS miles. VS (and BA) have intl infant fares at 10% of adult mileage - Delta does not. Delta's Infant redemptions get their own seat but at 100% of adult mileage.