Dec 18

Baby Plane Travel

Posted by Diana on Saturday Dec 18, 2010 Under Baby Travel

The festive season may lead to more plane trips for baby to meet family and friends. Here are some tips to help prepare for traveling with your baby.

Ensure your infant is booked on your ticket. Infants less than two years old travel free on most Australian domestic airlines. When traveling with an infant, you may not be able to check-in online. So leave yourself enough time to complete manual check-in and get to your gate with baby. Strollers and gear associated with your baby can be checked in with your luggage.

Plan to take books and toys with you to entertain baby during the flight. Some items may inadvertidly entertain airport security too. A friend of mine was asked to explain the functionality of the breastpump in her carry on luggage to airport security – very awkward!

Once you do board the plane for a domestic flight, you’ll be given an infant seatbelt. It looks like a small version of an adult seatbelt complete with buckle. It has a big loop, you thread your seatbelt through the big loop to attatch the infant seatbelt to your seatbelt. International or long haul domestic flights may organise a bassinet for baby.

One tip is to feed baby during takeoff and landing. This may help them feel more relaxed and the chewing motion may help their little ears.

Plane travel with baby is easier than you may expect! So safe traveling this Christmas and Bon Voyage!

2 Responses to “Baby Plane Travel”

  1. Suzy Says:
    December 19th, 2010 at 1:38 am

    Be prepared to explain what an electric breastpump is to curious security men

  2. Michelle Svensson Says:
    December 20th, 2010 at 9:44 am

    Travelling with a baby is best when they are under 6 months and still sleep a lot especially for long trips. ALWAYS ring and make sure that your baby has the baby bed when travelling overseas,believe it or not those spots are popular and fill up fast! Bring some rusks and other finger food to keep them entertained and toys that dont make too much noise,you dont want to harm the precious ears of those without children: )Make sure you have baby panadol( you never know when a fever will hit) a few changes of clothes and what ever your taking of nappies, double it, trust me. Children right up to approx 1-1/2 yrs are allowed to take liquids through as carry on as well, ie milk. Happy travells!