If you choose to buy a seat for your infant, please make sure the car seat you bring is FAA-approved. If you have not purchased a separate seat but there is an open seat next to you, a lap infant may sit in a car seat free of charge. To carry on a safety seat, you must have purchased a seat for your child or a free seat must be available next to yours. If there is not an empty seat next to you, a flight attendant will check the car seat to your final destination.
Delta Delta also allows parents traveling with a lap infant to take advantage of empty seats when they have am FAA-approved car seat. If a seat is not free, the flight attendants will check your car seat through to your final destination. Frontier FAA-approved car seats can be used when you have purchased a seat for your child.
Car seats cannot be placed in emergency exit rows, in the rows directly in front or behind of emergency exit rows, or in the very first row. Frontier also suggests placing car seats in window seats so they do not impede access to the aisle by other passengers. Passengers are advised to communicate with the airline in advance to determine if the seat purchased will accommodate the car seat size. The car seat will not count as a carry-on item if you have purchased a seat for your child.
Not all seats fit car seats, and it is not promised that car seats will be given the widest seat in the purchased class of service. Spirit Spirit customers are free to bring an FAA-approved car seat on board when a separate seat has been purchased for the child. If you did not pay for an assigned seat and the seats to not fit the car seat, the airlines will try its best to re-seat the parents and child in an aisle that will accommodate the seat, excluding Big Front Seats.
Big Front Seats are a premium item and are available for an extra fee. United United permits customers to check a car seat for each child traveling. United does not reserve space for FAA-approved child seats, unless a ticket has been purchased for that seat. If space is available after boarding is completed, customers may use adjacent unused seats to secure the child seat.
If space is not available after boarding is completed, the item must be stowed in an approved storage space. JetBlue will courtesy gate check strollers, but please be aware that strollers are not covered for damage if checked.
JetBlue assumes no liability for loss, damage or delay. You can check these items with your other baggage, or wait until you reach the gate area. You may also check these items at the gate. Strollers are free to check, they may be checked at the gate using a claim-at-gate tag, if preferred.
There is no charge for checking or gate checking one stroller per fare-paying passenger. Gate checked strollers will be stowed in the cargo hold of the aircraft during the flight and delivered to the gate or passenger loading bridge upon arrival at your destination.
Virgin America will not assume liability or responsibility for fragile or unsuitably packaged items, including strollers. I was wondering if I can bring both my Uppa Cruz stroller and my Graco car seat?
My daughter is traveling on my lap in jet airways. That is indeed a very long flight. Good luck!! Would this be considered one piece , or two? Do you think they will check it at the gate?
Should I be worried about it being damaged? Ps — I plan on her sitting with me in my seat in the plane , and will bring her ergo baby carrier. Hi Krysten! They will tag your car seat and stroller separately, and you should have no issue in gate checking both.
Our Vista flew several times but was damaged after one flight when the foot rest was used to lift it by the baggage handlers. If you bite the bullet and get a carry bag that should remedy that situation. If at all possible, a padded bag to gate check your car seat would be a good investment as well.
Air Canada still I think offers family pre-boarding, so your best bet would be to wear your daughter in the Ergo when boarding, that way your hands will be free to fold your stroller frame and prep your car seat for gate checking. I looked into purchasing the travel bag uppa makes for Vista — and was pleased to see that they offer a flying damage insurance if you simply register the travel bag. Im wondering if perhaps it would be easiest for me to bring my rumble seat instead of car seat , and the frame — as it could easily be folded as one piece and stored in the travel bag for gate checking.
That sounds like the best solution, especially if your parents can source you a car seat to use. Have a great trip!! I used to rent stollers. This is the great option for traveling with a stroller on a plane and pack light weight carrier. What is when you are flying with twins alone with 2 car seats and a double stroller britax b ready with American Airlines?
I mean a double stroller weighs more then 20 pounds. Hi Karolina! Great article, very helpful. When disembarking they sent the stroller to baggage claim, leaving my wife and I to carry our personal items, carry-ons, and a once sleeping 1 year old now quite fussy after the trans-Atlantic flight. Coming into Schiphol, we had to walk about min like this, before we found the stroller not at regular baggage claim, but underneath ski equipment in the oddly shaped baggage section.
I have a steelcraft strider compact which is way too big to take all over america with us for four weeks so we are looking at purchasing a smaller stroller.
Any suggestions? Something we can gate check or would fit in overheads. I will be with my husband and 8 month old son. I also have the ergo carrier which my son loves and will be using that a lot.
Any advice would be appreciated as this is my first time traveling internationally and traveling with an infant. Folds down small but has full recline and sun shade so baby could nap no problem. Hi, I am planning to travel by mid September to Mexico. Our first time traveling. My daughter will be 1. Thank you. Hi Brenda! You should be able to gate-check her car seat and the stroller no problem.
I recommend purchasing a padded travel bag to protect the car seat. Have a great flight! Would we have any trouble leaving this at the gate? I would double check by calling the airline. Hi Winvy! Unless Cathay Pacific has specific dimensions listed for their gate-checked strollers, you should be ok. Hi Julia! I was so happy to see this post! I have a Bugaboo stroller 2 pieces -ugh! According to their policy I have to check the stroller and it counts towards 1 piece of luggage.
Do I pay to check it at the same time we pay for our checked bags — then take it to the gate? Or do I have to leave it at the counter when we drop off the rest of our luggage? If for example we take it to the gate could they refuse it at that point? All this should be cleared with the gate agent. In spite of what the rules posted are, I still see families gate-checking strollers that fold down into two pieces. Usually the gate agent offers two tags, so each piece can be tagged.
How old is your baby? If he or she still rides around in their convertible car seat, could you bring that if it attaches to the stroller frame? Both should be able to be gate-checked no problem. Very helpful post, thank you. My question is if gate checking a stroller means you do not pay an additional luggage fee. I am soon traveling with Lufthansa and I understand I can gate check but is there an associated cost? Hi Amanda! Typically airlines allow you to gate check at least one baby item free of charge.
You can double check with Lufthansa before your flight to be sure. Have a great trip! Hi Indhu! Depending on the airline, you should be able to gate-check your stroller regardless of size. Do you know about Atlas airlines stroller policy for gate check?? Please help! Ours is an uppababy cruz. Hi Lee! Best of luck and let us know how it goes! Hi, I will be travelling with my 7 month old from India to canada. I will be travelling by jet Airways and air Canada.
I want to know if they provide milk on flight. Secondly my final destination is edmonton. At Toronto Airport, i will be collecting my luggage for connecting flight to Edmonton. I want to know, will there be any help provided to pick my luggage as I will be having stroller for my baby.
It will be difficult to push s stroller and trolly with luggage. I have also requested wheelchair si that I could get some help with my luggage.
Hi Aahiya! I would check with the airline to see if they provide milk. To be on the safe side, I would travel with the formula you usually give your baby. An option for getting around with baby and luggage cart is to bring along a soft carrier or sling, and then wear your baby and put your folded stroller onto the trolley with the rest of your stuff. I noticed that Emirates is not mentioned but I would like to share my experience if it will help someone else.
I flew jet blue and connected with Emirates to Africa with my baby and it was a great experience. Jet blue allowed me to check my large jogging stroller and car seat at the gate with no issues and no weighing or measuring. Emirates did the same without batting an eye.
I had two flights with Emirates. It had some scratches on the side but was in great condition otherwise for an 18 hr journey on two different planes. But for those of u wondering what to do, Emirates offers free stroller services upon landing in Dubai so we had a stroller not far from the arrival terminal. Emirates and jet blue are GREAT with kids and I would recommend them to anyone with kids who has the option to choose those airlines. Note: Emirates and jet blue also allow a 50lb checked bag and a small carry on for lap infants.
I was impressed. Preparing to do it again next month on our return trip. Would you happen to know if a stroller car seat combo will be considered 1 item? Or I have to pay to check in her car seat? Recently traveled on Air France and was disappointed that my gate checked stroller was not available for my long layover in Paris- they checked it to my final destination!
Traveling soon on Delta and have again layover. What about KLM? I really think it depends on the airport. I have heard of this happening for layovers in London Heathrow as well. Best bet is to contact your airline to see if they have any insight. We will be traveling to Europe with a four-month old Lap Ticket. We would like to gate check a stroller and a car seat or a travel system ; have you tried this? Hi Sammie! I have done both.
As with anything you bring, you'll decide whether to check it or to carry it onto the plane. Note that large collapsible strollers and types that don't fold are typically only accepted as checked luggage, so it's best to call your airline if you're unsure. If you decide to check your stroller, ask the ticketing agent for a plastic bag to keep it clean while it's in the cargo hold. You'll be expected to put your stroller through the X-ray machine at the airport security screening checkpoint, so you should remove your kid and fold it up before it's your turn because we all know the TSA line is stressful as it is.
If you're lucky, your airport will have a designated line for families to eliminate some of the pressure from the process. If you think your stroller is too big to fit in the overhead bin, you'll probably want to check it at the gate.
Airlines offer early boarding for those who require assistance or are traveling with young children, so try to arrive before the pre-boarding time. This gives the airline ample time to load strollers that have been tagged and left to be checked on the jet bridge. It also gives parents extra time to get their youngsters settled in before the rest of the passengers board the flight. After the flight lands, strollers are brought back up to the jet bridge where passengers can simply scoop them up as they depart from the aircraft.
If your stroller is small enough and the flight isn't full, you just might be able to carry it on the plane with you. In that case, you'll store it in the overhead bin with the rest of the carry-on luggage.
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