PTRAVEL wrote:
"John W." wrote in message
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Finally, on the plan
MAKE SURE you DO NOT buy a seat for your child (unless money isn't an
issue). You and your husband need to reserve an aisle and window seat;
unless the plane is just packed the middle seat probably won't be
booked, especially if you get to the airport early. We've never had an
issue, and while our child was under the required 'seat reservation' age
we flew a dozen or more times.


What horrible (and selfish) advice. Most flights run full these days. What
you propose will, almost certainly, result in some poor ******* being stuck
between you and your wife, while you shuttle your child back-and-forth to
hold on your laps. Subjecting someone to that on a short flight would be
simply rude. On a long-haul, it's entirely unacceptable.

Why? I know LOT'S of people (with or without kids) that follow this very
common, very acceptable practice. Do you want to sit between two people
on a plane if you have a choice? Of course not. And if you object, then
the couple will always give you the seat of your choice so they can sit
next to each other. And while I've found flights to be "more" full than
in the past, it's not across the board and not 'packed' any more than in
the past.

If you insist on taking infants on airplanes, buy a seat for them and bring
an approved car seat. Your child (and everyone else) will be more
comfortable and safer. Don't assume, for a minute, that the airline will
simply make room for you because you have brought a baby along.

You obviously don't have children, and perhaps your advice would be best
posted when you DO. My son rarely stayed in his seat; on a trans-pacific
flight in particular he would sleep an hour or so around take off and
did likewise around landing (that was planned, something a non-parent
wouldn't understand), but otherwise stayed awake. Do you expect a 1 or 2
year old child to seat peacefully in their seat for eight or ten hours?
Grown adults can't do this, and a child certainly can't. Thankfully I've
been surrounded by folks a bit more understanding than yourself on these
issues, which is good because I'm not rich either.

John W.