Comments on: When Traveling With Car Seats on an Airplane

By: Carl

Carl — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:41:24 +0000

This is good to know, although we have traveled with a car seat for our son for over two years and no one has ever checked for the stickers and we have been on several different airlines… I don’t even know if we have the stickers on the seat that we use. Now I’ll check because I will be paranoid if I don’t.

By: Holly Schwendiman

Holly Schwendiman — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 15:43:47 +0000

That’s great to know! I have to say that this is one situation where I understand regulations but wonder where common sense has gone in the creation of them. We took our son’s booster with us on our last flight, he didn’t really need it but we thought he might travel better if it was like the car. We were told it wasn’t allowed but not given a reason. The stickers were still on it so I assumed it was a difference in the style of seat being a booster vs. car seat. At any rate, as he was nearly five and not needing it so it wasn’t a big deal. Unfortunately, we left it on the plane because she put it in a closet up front and we forgot about it until we reached baggage claim. Ironically, the rest of our vacation he rode without his booster in the car simply because it wasn’t allowed on a plane. And I say ironic because this is all about child safety??

Hugs,
Holly

By: Pamela

Pamela — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 08:15:12 +0000

I didn’t know it had to say that!!!

By: BeachMama

BeachMama — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:15:58 +0000

Great tip, I have never used the seat on the airplane, but always wondered if it would make travelling easier. I may do it now that I have two. BeachMama's last blog post..A Parade to Start the Season

By: HawaiiVacationGifts

HawaiiVacationGifts — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 11:10:13 +0000

That is great they could check it in. I have heard of other people (with smaller items) having to give away or throw away something they could not take on board.

By: Vader's Mom

Vader's Mom — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:36:36 +0000

What a wonderful tip. I would never have thought to leave a sticker like that on. Learn something new everyday (and it’s usually here.)

By: Jennifer, Snapshot

Jennifer, Snapshot — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:02:00 +0000

We also generally have chosen to buy a seat after our kid hits one year old. We find that they sit better strapped into a familiar car seat, not to mention the fact that it IS safer for them to have their own seat.

I appreciate the insider-info about that sticker. I never would have thought about it. In fact one time with Amanda (so a long time ago), they were looking for it, and I was kind of mad. I was thinking, “of course it’s fine–she uses it all the time and the seatbelt in the car goes in the same way.”

By: Susanne - What Can I Make With Corn

Susanne - What Can I Make With Corn — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:43:03 +0000

Thanks for the tip – we’ve done both, flew with our daughter in her car seat, and also checked it. Both were 8 hour plus flights and I was actually more comfortable with her strapped in her car seat than having her sit in the seat or worse… in one of the on board cribs.

Sure, she was comfortable laying sleeping and later playing in there when she was 9 months old, but I was a nervous wrack the entire flight worried about her flying across the plane if we hit an air pocket or bad weather.

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:24:24 +0000

I'm sure folks love the reminder...but I'm also pretty sure that most airlines post this info on their websites if folks bother to check. I'm saying this because my crazy mother is all upset because she had all of her toiletries tossed out at the airport cuz she tried to fly with them...*eyeroll*!! With as much as that has been in the news you would have thought that she knew that and I don't understand why she had to have those items in her carryon bag anyway. sorry to vent here. I'm betting they tossed out her lighter too. Renee's last blog post..There was a wedding!

By: Caryn

Caryn — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:13:00 +0000

Thank you for the info. We will be traveling with our baby in the new year and we want to bring his car seat for safety rather than just putting him on our lap. Do you know if the Britax Boulevard is FAA approved for travel? Caryn's last blog post..Relief...Finally!