Which airline will you choose?

[shalom]

have you consider oasis? we took it earlier this year and the service is pretty good and apart from having to buy some food on the plane instead of being served some ( we can live with that ), i thought it's better than BA.

 

[bekyboo44]

New international ticketing regulations state that no ticket (for an infant, child or adult) may be issued with a price of less than US$75 (before tax).

That means with any airline you will have to pay at least US$75 for your baby/child to fly plus tax. This is regardless of the airline you choose.

 

[Sara]

For the price of an Economy seat on any regular airlines, you might be able to get a Business seat on Oasis, so that might be worth looking at. They use the old SQ First Class seats for their Business seats, so that's enough said for comfort. I just don't know what their baby bassinet is like. BA's bassinet seats sound great... Can anyone please tell me whether they are good enough for a 20-month-old?

Thank you.

 

[snagito]

Hi Sara! I think it would depend on baby's height and weight...Also, some airlines like Singapore Airlines told us that the bassinet would only be issued up to 18 months old -- basically forcing you to buy the child a seat in other words! For BA I would imagine that they would still offer the bassinet/car seat thing till 23 months old but I think that if we tried that now (our son is 21 months) that we wouldn't get a 9 hour sleep out of him as it wouldn't be as comfortable for him as he's now a bit taller and heavier.. but I think he would be ok for a few hours..You could ring BA and ask them for the dimensions of the car seat bassinet and that might give you a better idea? Hope that helps!

 

[Sara]

Thank you very much, snagito.

 

[klich]

Dear Snagito

As far as I know, refusing you a bassinet does not mean you HAVE to buy a seat for your child, as long as he is less than 24 months, and you are happy to hold him on your lap....

Most airlines I know do not allow the use of bassinets when the baby is more than 10-12 kgs for safety reasons. (If you know of one that issues bassinets that can take a greater weight, let me know!).

 

[snagito]

Yes that's true can always hold baby when less than 24 months on lap for a 12 hour plus flight...at least technically..I think that having baby on lap works best the younger they are but other parents may have different experiences!!

PracticalMama I think you are right about the weight supported by the bassinets..but also need to keep in mind the length..we found our baby was ok for the weight limit but then was too tall to fit into the Singapore Airlines bassinet which was like a box attached to the bulkhead..

:gl: and let us know how flight goes..

 

[bekyboo44]

I would always say fly direct if you can. I can't imagine it would be much fun to have to make one journey, then get off the plane and wait for the next plane with a baby!

When you check in most airlines ask how old your baby is, rather than the weight...not sure why!

The last long haul flights we took we were v lucky to get an empty seat next to us for our son, he is too big for the bassinet. I don't know how we would of coped without that extra seat, espec. now he is walking and v active....and he's heavy! It would of been very tough to of held him for 11-12 hrs.

I would consider buying him a seat from now on, although we fly standby so wouldn't make any difference, he still wouldn't be guranteed a seat!