Child sleeping on Floor
 

Are there any airline/FAA regulations prohibiting a child (under two yrs) sleeping on the floor?

Qantas asks people not to sleep on the floor. It is safer to sleep with your seat belt on. Risking head injury isn't worth it. I remember reading how a Japanese woman died on a UA flight from head injury. There have been other cases in addition to that one.

Why would anyone want to let there child sleep on the floor? You can't have a purse/back pack on the floor (for takeoff) but a child is ok. I was on an Alaska flight a couple of years ago (in 1st) where the mother had a new born (very new) in her arms and a 2 year old spent the whole time on the floor. They had to fly first class but couldn't get seats for their children. Even if you child has a seat, keep them buckled up. Take off or not I don't think anyone especially children should be on the floor. Let's use some common sense.

I've seen a considerable amount of adults sleep on the floor on near empty planes across an empty middle row. Never thought that would be at all comfortable, but it happens all the time.

I've also seen FA's wake them up when the seat belt light came on and asked them to put on their seat belts.

This has nothing to do with points or miles, so I'll move it over to travel buzz.

I thought this was totally forbidden - but recently saw someone snoozing on the floor...

Hi all,

On a nearly empty DEN-LAX UA flight on January 1, 2003, I took a snooze in an empty row of five. While across all five seats, I always had my seatbelt across my waist.

I was amazed when they didn't even tell me to sit up for the landing...so I didn't.

Of course, the key to getting a row of five to yourself is to ask at the gate for the rows where no one is assigned. Then, sit in the middle or next to it (never on the aisle), and spread a jacket, bag, and blankets/pillows across the other seats. With a mostly empty plane, your row will be secured!

Later,
Tim in Hollywood

Most US carriers bring cardboard baby baskets that look like boxes - because a lot of planes do not have basinet fasteners on the bulkhead. You are supposed to put these (with infant) on the floor. You pick up the kid when the seatbelt light comes back on. Outside of that - sleeping on the floor is prohibited though small children are sometimes allowed to do this (if there's no turbulance) in business or first class.

There are two issues -

First, I wouldn't allow my child to sleep on the floor. After living in NYC, I know what kind of things one might step into, and I don't spend too much time on floors that people from outside have been walking on.

Second, I wouldn't allow my child not to be seatbelted in at any time (except for using the restroom, of course). I wear my seatbelt all the time, and I'd expect the same from my kids. People get injured by clear air turbulence all the time.

d

You'd put a blanket underneath the kid. "all the time" is a bit of an overstatement - this would mean FA's would be getting hurt left and right. If you buckle up when the seatbelt sign comes on your chances of getting hurt would be infinitely small.