Comments on: Can i carry travel system (Stroller + Car Seat) of baby on plane? http://www.babycarriersshop.com/can-i-carry-travel-system-stroller-car-seat-of-baby-on-plane/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:04:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: littleangelfire81 http://www.babycarriersshop.com/can-i-carry-travel-system-stroller-car-seat-of-baby-on-plane/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 littleangelfire81 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:36:32 +0000 http://www.babycarriersshop.com/?p=969#comment-1334 Kids do better when they have their seat on the plane, same as in the car. They are less likely to want to run around and such since they are used to being put in a car seat whenever traveling. And believe it are not, they are safer. Should turbulence happen, they are less likely to be injured or scared. it is better NOT to check car seats as luggage. Think of how your luggage gets banged around - well, if your car seat gets banged around, it is no longer safe to use. A car seat is only made to withstand being dropped/in an accident once! And if it gets dropped and you don't know about it, you unwittingly put your child in danger. Better all around to take the seat on the plane. And the airline is very unlikely to replace the seat if they do damage it. Just check to make sure that your car seat is FAA approved for aircraft use, should say so somewhere on a label on the seat. Also - if you are planning on having your baby as a lap baby, you should know the truth of what can really happen, check the links below. Flight attendants refer to lap babies as MISSILES!!!! That's right, b/c missiles is what they become when there is heavy turbulence or other problems or rough flights. They give the count as "127 pax (passengers) and 3 missiles". Is a missile what you want your baby to be? Kids do better when they have their seat on the plane, same as in the car. They are less likely to want to run around and such since they are used to being put in a car seat whenever traveling. And believe it are not, they are safer. Should turbulence happen, they are less likely to be injured or scared.

it is better NOT to check car seats as luggage. Think of how your luggage gets banged around – well, if your car seat gets banged around, it is no longer safe to use. A car seat is only made to withstand being dropped/in an accident once! And if it gets dropped and you don’t know about it, you unwittingly put your child in danger. Better all around to take the seat on the plane.

And the airline is very unlikely to replace the seat if they do damage it. Just check to make sure that your car seat is FAA approved for aircraft use, should say so somewhere on a label on the seat.

Also – if you are planning on having your baby as a lap baby, you should know the truth of what can really happen, check the links below. Flight attendants refer to lap babies as MISSILES!!!! That’s right, b/c missiles is what they become when there is heavy turbulence or other problems or rough flights. They give the count as “127 pax (passengers) and 3 missiles”. Is a missile what you want your baby to be?

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