Car Seat in JetBlue Mint Seat
Jan 22, 2020, 6:36 am
#1
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 18
Car Seat in JetBlue Mint Seat
Has anyone successfully installed a car seat in a JetBlue Mint seat with a seatbelt extender? Which carseat did you use, and did you have to use the base?
Thanks, hoping someone has been successful with either the Nuna Pipa without the base, or the Cosco Scenera Next.
Thanks, hoping someone has been successful with either the Nuna Pipa without the base, or the Cosco Scenera Next.
Jan 23, 2020, 10:15 am
#4
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 18
Really, I should let the baby use the Mint seat, and tuck myself away safely in coach - at least he'll bug fewer people up there.
Jan 24, 2020, 10:46 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: JFK/SFO
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 30
We never had an infant bucket style seat, so I can only speak for no issue with convertible and combination seats. No issues with the convertible seats Diono Radian, Clek Fllo, and Graco E2F installed rear-facing or forward-facing, and no issue with installing the combination seat Chicco MyFit.
I don't know how old your little is, but our guy is older and has discovered a hidden gesture from the Mint crew members. We're typically on a red-eye or reverse red-eye when in Mint, so we skip the service and choose sleep. Our kiddo kindly asks for ice cream when the crew member is taking drink orders. They sneak it into a Dunkin' coffee cup pre-departure. :-)
I don't know how old your little is, but our guy is older and has discovered a hidden gesture from the Mint crew members. We're typically on a red-eye or reverse red-eye when in Mint, so we skip the service and choose sleep. Our kiddo kindly asks for ice cream when the crew member is taking drink orders. They sneak it into a Dunkin' coffee cup pre-departure. :-)
Jan 24, 2020, 7:32 pm
#6
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 18
We never had an infant bucket style seat, so I can only speak for no issue with convertible and combination seats. No issues with the convertible seats Diono Radian, Clek Fllo, and Graco E2F installed rear-facing or forward-facing, and no issue with installing the combination seat Chicco MyFit.
I don't know how old your little is, but our guy is older and has discovered a hidden gesture from the Mint crew members. We're typically on a red-eye or reverse red-eye when in Mint, so we skip the service and choose sleep. Our kiddo kindly asks for ice cream when the crew member is taking drink orders. They sneak it into a Dunkin' coffee cup pre-departure. :-)
I don't know how old your little is, but our guy is older and has discovered a hidden gesture from the Mint crew members. We're typically on a red-eye or reverse red-eye when in Mint, so we skip the service and choose sleep. Our kiddo kindly asks for ice cream when the crew member is taking drink orders. They sneak it into a Dunkin' coffee cup pre-departure. :-)
Jan 25, 2020, 8:25 am
#7
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: JFK/SFO
Programs: B6 Mosaic, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 30
Get yourself a gogobabyz Travelmate for the Clek; no need to lift it from drop-off curb to the row of your seat (even straight down the aisle when in economy). We logged roughly 100 flights with the Clek before the kid outgrew it and it is by far the easiest seat we traveled with. Be aware that it can be frustrating to tighten both the airplane seat belt and the seat belt extender into the proper length, but there is no rush in Mint as you aren't blocking the aisle as others push by.
Jan 25, 2020, 8:41 am
#8
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Location: NYC
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Get yourself a gogobabyz Travelmate for the Clek; no need to lift it from drop-off curb to the row of your seat (even straight down the aisle when in economy). We logged roughly 100 flights with the Clek before the kid outgrew it and it is by far the easiest seat we traveled with. Be aware that it can be frustrating to tighten both the airplane seat belt and the seat belt extender into the proper length, but there is no rush in Mint as you aren't blocking the aisle as others push by.
I've seen a number of people use these, and of families traveling with car seats, people using this product experience the least difficulty or hassle as far as I can tell. Especially if you're using a 4-wheel roller bag that you can walk in front of you. This car seat is such a fantastic product if you travel with small children in Mint OR Core.-J.
Jan 28, 2020, 3:38 pm
#9
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 76
The Cosco Scenera Next works fine, but we actually preferred using the CARES harness.