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Best airline for travelling with under 5s
Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and
couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. I will be travelling from the UK to Australia in October. We will be travelling with 2 children under 5. This is likely to be hell. We will have the usual box of toys, pressies, sweets, etc. for bribery, backed up of course by threat of punishment. However, as I'm sure many will realise, a tired two-year old does not always respond well to either carrot or stick. So any recomendations for the choice of airline (apart from "not mine" ;o))? Who is best with kids? I have heard that Qantas can be good with kids and so can BA. However, I've also heard both (and particulalrly Qantas) leave something to be desired when flying cattle class. I was tempted by Thai for the extra legroom (34" pitch vs 31" on most) but I've heard that overall they aren't as good, especially regarding entertainment longhaul (from www.airlinequality.com) Thanks. AA. |
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Best airline for travelling with under 5s
Qantas are crap with kids. Stick with BA.
"Aaron Aardvark" wrote in message ... Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. I will be travelling from the UK to Australia in October. We will be travelling with 2 children under 5. This is likely to be hell. We will have the usual box of toys, pressies, sweets, etc. for bribery, backed up of course by threat of punishment. However, as I'm sure many will realise, a tired two-year old does not always respond well to either carrot or stick. So any recomendations for the choice of airline (apart from "not mine" ;o))? Who is best with kids? I have heard that Qantas can be good with kids and so can BA. However, I've also heard both (and particulalrly Qantas) leave something to be desired when flying cattle class. I was tempted by Thai for the extra legroom (34" pitch vs 31" on most) but I've heard that overall they aren't as good, especially regarding entertainment longhaul (from www.airlinequality.com) Thanks. AA. |
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Best airline for travelling with under 5s
I've travelled with Singapore Airlines with a 5 year old and more recently
with a 6 month old - they are brilliant and have baby supplies (nappies, food, milk, wipes, bibs) available on request as well as handing you a bag of stuff when you get on board. The staff frequently offered to hold or mind the baby if we were trying to get stuff out of the overhead compartment or going to the loo or eating dinner - they were happy to stagger our meals so one of us could keep her amused and when she threw up (massively, all over her father and his seat!) they came running with hot cloths, plastic bags and spray stuff to clean the seat. You can reserve the bassinet and the bulkhead seats when you book (I do this direct with Singapore airlines rather than a travel agent as they have always been able to do it for the same price and usually have more seats available on the dates that we want.) They were so very helpful that I am going to be using them next time - when we will be travelling with another 6-9 month old AND a toddler (plus an 11year old who loves the gameboy/ kids tv and film channels on the personal tv). Singapore airlines give small kids a goodie bag with things to do and have good kids meals (I never had any trouble getting my eldest to eat his ) although I recommend confiscating anything chocolate from the tray the moment it appears in front of them- the small crumbs of chocolate will magically transfer themselves to the clothing of everyone in the vicinity. They even put priority stickers on our luggage when we checked in so that we wouldn't have to wait too long at the other end of our journey for the bags to come out onto the carousel- which we really appreciated after a very long flight with two grizzly kids. My sister flew Thai a couple of years ago with two toddlers and found them very good too. I've flown BA with one small child and they were bloody awful. Singapore Airlines usually go via Singapore's Changi airport (surprise surprise) so you can either get onto the next plane to Oz or break the journey with a stopover at the airport hotel - you won't need to leave the airport or collect baggage or clear customs - just walk off the plane and up to the reception desk (make a reservation!) it was a life saver for us when travelling with a little one. We usually go to NZ so have two twelve hour (-ish) flights so a lie-down half way through and a chance to shower and change are heavenly. Claire "ripper" co.uk wrote in message ... Qantas are crap with kids. Stick with BA. "Aaron Aardvark" wrote in message ... Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. I will be travelling from the UK to Australia in October. We will be travelling with 2 children under 5. This is likely to be hell. We will have the usual box of toys, pressies, sweets, etc. for bribery, backed up of course by threat of punishment. However, as I'm sure many will realise, a tired two-year old does not always respond well to either carrot or stick. So any recomendations for the choice of airline (apart from "not mine" ;o))? Who is best with kids? I have heard that Qantas can be good with kids and so can BA. However, I've also heard both (and particulalrly Qantas) leave something to be desired when flying cattle class. I was tempted by Thai for the extra legroom (34" pitch vs 31" on most) but I've heard that overall they aren't as good, especially regarding entertainment longhaul (from www.airlinequality.com) Thanks. AA. |
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"Claire" wrote in message ... I've travelled with Singapore Airlines with a 5 year old and more recently with a 6 month old - they are brilliant and have baby supplies (nappies, food, milk, wipes, bibs) available on request as well as handing you a bag of stuff when you get on board. The staff frequently offered to hold or mind the baby if we were trying to get stuff out of the overhead compartment or going to the loo or eating dinner - they were happy to stagger our meals so one of us could keep her amused and when she threw up (massively, all over her father and his seat!) they came running with hot cloths, plastic bags and spray stuff to clean the seat. You can reserve the bassinet and the bulkhead seats when you book (I do this direct with Singapore airlines rather than a travel agent as they have always been able to do it for the same price and usually have more seats available on the dates that we want.) They were so very helpful that I am going to be using them next time - when we will be travelling with another 6-9 month old AND a toddler (plus an 11year old who loves the gameboy/ kids tv and film channels on the personal tv). Singapore airlines give small kids a goodie bag with things to do and have good kids meals (I never had any trouble getting my eldest to eat his ) although I recommend confiscating anything chocolate from the tray the moment it appears in front of them- the small crumbs of chocolate will magically transfer themselves to the clothing of everyone in the vicinity. They even put priority stickers on our luggage when we checked in so that we wouldn't have to wait too long at the other end of our journey for the bags to come out onto the carousel- which we really appreciated after a very long flight with two grizzly kids. My sister flew Thai a couple of years ago with two toddlers and found them very good too. I've flown BA with one small child and they were bloody awful. Singapore Airlines usually go via Singapore's Changi airport (surprise surprise) so you can either get onto the next plane to Oz or break the journey with a stopover at the airport hotel - you won't need to leave the airport or collect baggage or clear customs - just walk off the plane and up to the reception desk (make a reservation!) it was a life saver for us when travelling with a little one. We usually go to NZ so have two twelve hour (-ish) flights so a lie-down half way through and a chance to shower and change are heavenly. Claire "ripper" co.uk wrote in message ... Qantas are crap with kids. Stick with BA. "Aaron Aardvark" wrote in message ... Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. I will be travelling from the UK to Australia in October. We will be travelling with 2 children under 5. This is likely to be hell. We will have the usual box of toys, pressies, sweets, etc. for bribery, backed up of course by threat of punishment. However, as I'm sure many will realise, a tired two-year old does not always respond well to either carrot or stick. So any recomendations for the choice of airline (apart from "not mine" ;o))? Who is best with kids? I have heard that Qantas can be good with kids and so can BA. However, I've also heard both (and particulalrly Qantas) leave something to be desired when flying cattle class. I was tempted by Thai for the extra legroom (34" pitch vs 31" on most) but I've heard that overall they aren't as good, especially regarding entertainment longhaul (from www.airlinequality.com) Thanks. AA. I would NOT recommend Thai. We flew from Melbourne to London when my daughter was just 5 months old and although they were very friendly towards us and loved the baby, they weren't helpful at all. We had to ask for the basinette once we'd taken off and had to wait ages before they remembered us. Not great. Plus we had no TV screen on the bulkhead seat so were without entertainment for over 14 hours. When asked why there was no entertainment we were told there were spare seats further back if we wanted to move. Obviously not possible with a baby in a basinette on the bulkhead. Ridiculous! |
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Singapore Airlines is considered one of the best airlines in the world
period, so i am not surprised at your experiences ... "Claire" wrote in message ... I've travelled with Singapore Airlines with a 5 year old and more recently with a 6 month old - they are brilliant and have baby supplies (nappies, food, milk, wipes, bibs) available on request as well as handing you a bag of stuff when you get on board. The staff frequently offered to hold or mind the baby if we were trying to get stuff out of the overhead compartment or going to the loo or eating dinner - they were happy to stagger our meals so one of us could keep her amused and when she threw up (massively, all over her father and his seat!) they came running with hot cloths, plastic bags and spray stuff to clean the seat. You can reserve the bassinet and the bulkhead seats when you book (I do this direct with Singapore airlines rather than a travel agent as they have always been able to do it for the same price and usually have more seats available on the dates that we want.) They were so very helpful that I am going to be using them next time - when we will be travelling with another 6-9 month old AND a toddler (plus an 11year old who loves the gameboy/ kids tv and film channels on the personal tv). Singapore airlines give small kids a goodie bag with things to do and have good kids meals (I never had any trouble getting my eldest to eat his ) although I recommend confiscating anything chocolate from the tray the moment it appears in front of them- the small crumbs of chocolate will magically transfer themselves to the clothing of everyone in the vicinity. They even put priority stickers on our luggage when we checked in so that we wouldn't have to wait too long at the other end of our journey for the bags to come out onto the carousel- which we really appreciated after a very long flight with two grizzly kids. My sister flew Thai a couple of years ago with two toddlers and found them very good too. I've flown BA with one small child and they were bloody awful. Singapore Airlines usually go via Singapore's Changi airport (surprise surprise) so you can either get onto the next plane to Oz or break the journey with a stopover at the airport hotel - you won't need to leave the airport or collect baggage or clear customs - just walk off the plane and up to the reception desk (make a reservation!) it was a life saver for us when travelling with a little one. We usually go to NZ so have two twelve hour (-ish) flights so a lie-down half way through and a chance to shower and change are heavenly. Claire "ripper" co.uk wrote in message ... Qantas are crap with kids. Stick with BA. "Aaron Aardvark" wrote in message ... Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. I will be travelling from the UK to Australia in October. We will be travelling with 2 children under 5. This is likely to be hell. We will have the usual box of toys, pressies, sweets, etc. for bribery, backed up of course by threat of punishment. However, as I'm sure many will realise, a tired two-year old does not always respond well to either carrot or stick. So any recomendations for the choice of airline (apart from "not mine" ;o))? Who is best with kids? I have heard that Qantas can be good with kids and so can BA. However, I've also heard both (and particulalrly Qantas) leave something to be desired when flying cattle class. I was tempted by Thai for the extra legroom (34" pitch vs 31" on most) but I've heard that overall they aren't as good, especially regarding entertainment longhaul (from www.airlinequality.com) Thanks. AA. |
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Best airline for travelling with under 5s
There is only one choice, Singapore Airlines. When young children are in
your group then they are by far the best. You may even want to consider a stop over in Singapore. Stephen www.tryus4travel.com "Aaron Aardvark" wrote in message ... Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. I will be travelling from the UK to Australia in October. We will be travelling with 2 children under 5. This is likely to be hell. We will have the usual box of toys, pressies, sweets, etc. for bribery, backed up of course by threat of punishment. However, as I'm sure many will realise, a tired two-year old does not always respond well to either carrot or stick. So any recomendations for the choice of airline (apart from "not mine" ;o))? Who is best with kids? I have heard that Qantas can be good with kids and so can BA. However, I've also heard both (and particulalrly Qantas) leave something to be desired when flying cattle class. I was tempted by Thai for the extra legroom (34" pitch vs 31" on most) but I've heard that overall they aren't as good, especially regarding entertainment longhaul (from www.airlinequality.com) Thanks. AA. |
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Best airline for travelling with under 5s
"Aaron Aardvark" wrote in message ... Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. Phenergan Airways (try google). When all else fails. |
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Best airline for travelling with under 5s
Many thanks for all replies.
AA |
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Hi,
My experience with SQ has not been so rosy. I travelled from KL to Chennai with a stop over in SG and i had made a request for Bassinet seat and they had confirmed that. I go to KL airport(to go to Singapore) and notice that i haven't been provided with a bassinet seat. The guys promised me that i was alloted a bassinet seat for the Singapore-Chennai connecting flight. So i put up with this nonsense. I board the Singapore-Chennai flight and i am as far away as possible from the bassinet seats. All this despite being informed that i would be awared a bassinet seat. I spoke to some of the guys who were travelling alone and exchanged seats with them. I did this one ton one with the co-passenger as the stewards werent' able to secure me one. Trust me it is good to talk to a co-passenger than with these airlines folks. The co-passengers understand our plight and they are willing to help(atleast a majority of them are helpful) Do make thorough checks before choosing any of these airlines. Manglu |
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"Stephen" wrote in message m...
There is only one choice, Singapore Airlines. When young children are in your group then they are by far the best. What a load of twaddle. Have you tried all the other airlines then or are you just surmising? I used both JAL and Malaysian with two young kids in tow. Both are excellent. Thunder Ace You may even want to consider a stop over in Singapore. Stephen www.tryus4travel.com "Aaron Aardvark" wrote in message ... Apologies if this has been posted before. But I did a quick google and couldn't find much that was recent on the subject. I will be travelling from the UK to Australia in October. We will be travelling with 2 children under 5. This is likely to be hell. We will have the usual box of toys, pressies, sweets, etc. for bribery, backed up of course by threat of punishment. However, as I'm sure many will realise, a tired two-year old does not always respond well to either carrot or stick. So any recomendations for the choice of airline (apart from "not mine" ;o))? Who is best with kids? I have heard that Qantas can be good with kids and so can BA. However, I've also heard both (and particulalrly Qantas) leave something to be desired when flying cattle class. I was tempted by Thai for the extra legroom (34" pitch vs 31" on most) but I've heard that overall they aren't as good, especially regarding entertainment longhaul (from www.airlinequality.com) Thanks. AA. |
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