Seriously, the hardest part of traveling with little tots is the car seat situation. For my long haul from LA to Taipei, I got a seat for my 16 month old but that meant bringing on her giant, really heavy Britax. Once in Taipei, we took a quick 1 1/2 hour flight to Hong Kong so I opted for the lap. Did you know you still have to pay for lap babies on international flights? It is about 25% of the price of an adult ticket, which is ridiculous since they weigh less than your average suitcase. Anyway, on my flight to Hong Kong the flight attendant gave me a seat belt extender that attached to my seat belt then went around the baby like a normal seat belt. This is much safer than just holding with your arms – and you should NEVER belt the baby in with you, in the event of a mishap, you will crush your baby!! Or what if you fall asleep and let go of the baby accidentally? I have never seen this when traveling domestically so when I got home I started researching to find something similar but I found something way better! This works the same way, it attaches to your seat belt but it has an entire vest harness instead of a single lap belt so it distributes the impact over the entire torso. You can rest easier knowing that if you fall asleep, your baby will be happily tethered to you! Makes a great gift for the family on the go. The Baby B’Air Flight Vest Travel Harness
If you are traveling with kids you must know about the Air-porter. I’ve used this three times and it’s a real life saver for parents. Go to http://www.air-porter.com.
Safe & Happy Travels