Flying LCC with Infants TIPS
Oct 15, 2016, 8:58 am
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Flying LCC with Infants TIPS
My child is 1, and has been on 10 flights to 4 different countries. Including 8hr flights in coach and Ryanair, with NO CHECKED BAGGAGE for a week long holiday.
After talking to other parents who seem terrified of taking children on a plane, I thought it would be a good idea if we share travel tips on flying with Babies.
After talking to other parents who seem terrified of taking children on a plane, I thought it would be a good idea if we share travel tips on flying with Babies.
Oct 15, 2016, 11:46 am
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My child is 1, and has been on 10 flights to 4 different countries. Including 8hr flights in coach and Ryanair, with NO CHECKED BAGGAGE for a week long holiday.
After talking to other parents who seem terrified of taking children on a plane, I thought it would be a good idea if we share travel tips on flying with Babies.
After talking to other parents who seem terrified of taking children on a plane, I thought it would be a good idea if we share travel tips on flying with Babies.
I appreciate that you are talking about LCCs, but Budget Travel probably isn't the best forum for this discussion.
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Oct 17, 2016, 2:33 pm
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The biggest thing you can do is simply prepare for what to do in every contingency so you're not caught off-guard. Travel is exhausting for many simply because it is not a frequent enough occurrence that you develop a routine.
Making decisions and adapting to change can be exhausting, everything you can do to minimize that by preparing beforehand is well worth it. If you're just starting to fly with your kids, bring more. Realize that a plane isn't the place to enforce the same rules you would at home regarding sweets and screen-time. If you go in expecting and being prepared for the worst, you will often come out pleasantly surprised.
Making decisions and adapting to change can be exhausting, everything you can do to minimize that by preparing beforehand is well worth it. If you're just starting to fly with your kids, bring more. Realize that a plane isn't the place to enforce the same rules you would at home regarding sweets and screen-time. If you go in expecting and being prepared for the worst, you will often come out pleasantly surprised.
Oct 19, 2016, 1:20 pm
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I'll guess there is already a thread in Flying with Children forum so I will move this post. A moderator there may well merge this post with an existing thread (which I strongly suspect already exists).
I appreciate that you are talking about LCCs, but Budget Travel probably isn't the best forum for this discussion.
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I appreciate that you are talking about LCCs, but Budget Travel probably isn't the best forum for this discussion.
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On a plus note, I didnt even know FT had a child forum, will check it out
Oct 19, 2016, 4:05 pm
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Hopefully some more posters will chime in with their experiences.
Being child free this forum has little interest to me
Oct 20, 2016, 11:27 am
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There are so many LCCs, so many legacy carriers that copy them (short haul), and such a variance in policies that for this thread to be useful IMO it is best to focus on tips for a specific LCC.
My suggestion is for the OP to start sharing some of her tips for travel on Ryanair.
My suggestion is for the OP to start sharing some of her tips for travel on Ryanair.
