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Hi Shelly, Can you help me with safe air travel options for my child who does not meet the Cares Harness requirements any more. He is 49 inches & closing in on 60 lbs. We actually carried our Britax 5-pt Booster last year on a long flight & it was a nightmare (too big, too…
Seven Easy Ways to Get Your Car Seat Through the Airport
Looking for an easy way to get your car seat through the airport on your next vacation? Whether you plan to use your child’s car seat on the airplane or not it’s far better to check the car seat at the gate than subject it to the rigors of the airport baggage system and 50…
Ask Shelly: Best seats when flying Air Canada with a baby… to Munich?
Just as flowers are suddenly popping up outside, a whole new crop of “Ask Shelly” questions are popping up in my in-box as well (thank you!), including this one I’ll dive into re: flying Air Canada with a baby and possibly an airplane bassinet–or fingers crossed for a “freebie seat.”
Flying with children: Will your car seat be allowed on the airplane?
Ahhh, as if flying with children–and flying with car seats–weren’t challenging enough. Just recently, a flight attendant stopped my husband as we boarded a flight with the kids, saying skeptically, “Excuse me sir, but I’ll need to verify that car seat is approved for air travel.” It was our Sit N Stroll (since discontinued). I…
What They SHOULD Have Been Discussing on the Delta Flight YouTube Video Where the Family Gets Kicked Off…
Watching the 8-minute YouTube video of Delta Airlines personnel explaining to the Schear family why they must remove their 18-month-old son from his “paid seat” is nothing short of infuriating. But while the video and articles circulating about it are creating enough confusion about what FAA regulations and airline recommendations, including Delta’s, are regarding the…
Alaska Airlines with Kids: Five things they’re getting right (IMHO)
Alaska Airlines with Kids (IMHO): I hadn’t flown Alaska Airlines in quite some time, so I was pleasantly surprised by what I found on our recent flight to Kauai (and no, they did not sponsor our travel or this post). With so many rants about airlines, toddlers and their parents in the blogosphere (often earned, but rarely…
