Flying with kids. Can you take car seats?

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Jan 25, 2015
8:32:41am

Cougar TD

Flying with kids. Can you take car seats?

I will be traveling with two little kids and I am curious how the airlines are with car seats. Will I just have to check them in our will they let me take them to the gate? Or dis anyone know of a good alternative so I can have car seats at my destination?

TIA

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Flying with kids. Can you take car seats?

Cougar TD

1/25/15 8:32am

check them at the gate.

vacougfan

1/25/15 8:34am

That's really cruel, but a great idea

1/25/15 8:36am

I always check them as luggage, never been charged

1/25/15 8:36am

kids or seats?

Choke

1/25/15 8:39am

Kids in their seats. Usually easier if they are sleeping

1/25/15 8:44am

I prefer straight jackets...

Choke

1/25/15 8:38am

I've done both -- checked them in with those big plastic bags or gate checked

korihor

1/25/15 8:43am

yeah I'm not too confident in them not damaging them. Just don't want to be

Cougar TD

1/25/15 8:59am

Take an extra shirt in your carry on too

CBaass

1/25/15 8:46am

you have convinced me too have an extra shirt

Cougar TD

1/25/15 8:53am

Kids can be so much fun sometimes.

1/25/15 9:00am

I thought i could one time because there was a picture of a plane on the seat.

In Reverie

1/25/15 8:55am

So you can take the car seat on the plane and use it?

Cougar TD

1/25/15 9:00am

It has to be approved. Should say something on the seat.

In Reverie

1/25/15 9:01am

If you can, buckle it into the airplane seat. Kid was 100x happier when we did.

1/25/15 9:06am

If you pay for the kid's seat (over 2), you can do this. If they are booked as a

unctoothman

1/25/15 9:10am

Awesome info, thanks.

Cougar TD

1/25/15 9:13am

Gate check the stroller and check in the car seats -

1/25/15 10:43am

Buckled my three...

FulhamUte

1/25/15 11:20am

I miss kids, but I don't miss the little things.

1/25/15 11:27am

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