car seat on plane?

[Portia]

Miaka - Your choice might be made easier by what is actually in stock in HK, unless you are thinking of buying one elsewhere and bringing it back to HK as we did.

When I checked at Bumps to Babes a few months ago, there were only 2 car seats that could be used on the plane because all of the others needed a shoulder belt to secure them. We didn't realise this when we bought a Britax car seat when our baby was born. We then had to buy another car seat to take on the plane which could be secured with a lap belt.

You'll want to to check the user manual or speak to a salesperson to make sure that the model you are interested in can actually be used on the plane. Probably not all of the car seats on the NHTSA list can be used on the plane.

 

[Matty]

Another thing to worry about now with carseats on planes, is a new style of seat belt that has an airbag.
Cathay already have it inplace on its new aircraft and are gradually installing it as they refurbish their older aircraft.

They have some confusing new rules, and it's worth checking first whether your flight is affected.

 

[turtle]

Matty

Flying with CX at Christmas, can you elaborate? Do they have the new rules published on their web site?

Many thanks

 

[Sleuth]

We have a Sit-n-Stroll. The wheels fold up under the seat and the handle is telescoping. In the airports it's a stroller, on the plane and in the car it's a car seat. Both forward and backward facing.
Because of the design it isn't really an open road stroller, but is perfect for airports and malls. This way, when we travel, we only need the one seat.