Flying to Singapore With Baby

In article , Jan
wrote:

€ PTravel wrote:


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€
€ So what happens? Do they fly around the cabin during turbulance? What
€ about take off and landing?
€
€ Jan
€
€ They fly around the cabin in turbulence and in crashes -- at least one
€ infant died that way in an otherwise survivable crash. Many parents
€ use approved car seats and purchase a seat for the children.
€
€
€ Do you know what the reasoning is on why they don't allow lap belts?
€ I'm wondering what sort of damage a 20lb child flying through the cabin
€ could do? :-(
€ Jan
€

What they don't allow is the mother and baby to belted into the seat
with one belt. In the event of a crash/decelleration, the mother body
would crush the baby.

In article .com,
WonderingDaddy wrote:

€ Wife and I will be going to Singapore this summer with our 6 month old.
€ We have been for a few visits but this will be the first with the baby.
€
€ Just wondering if anyone has any tips or advice on traveling with a
€ baby on the long leg. We'll be flying UAL and going through Chicago and
€ then to Singapore.
€
€ I've heard about trying to get the bulkhead seats but I didn't like the
€ idea of not being able to see the TV for 14 hours. Someone else is
€ flying with us also so we managed to book 3 seats together by the
€ window. The baby will be on our lap, but atleast no one will be sitting
€ next to us.
€
€ - Any tips?
€ - Anything we should ask for?
€ - Also, Are the flights now straight to Singapore from Chicago? The
€ intiniary didn't show a stopover but we used to stop in Japan.
€

UA does not fly directly from any US city to Singapore. As far as I
know, all stop/change planes in Tokyo

Bulkhead seats have in-seat TV screens, so your misplaced priority of
not being able to watch TV is unimpaired.

You should seriously consider whether this trip is absolutely
necessary. It's going to be hard on you, harder on your fellow
passengers, and hardest still on your baby. If you had to pay twice the
fare to make the trip, would you? If the answer is yes, then consider
an updgrade to guarantee you a bulkhead seat (there's no way they're
already fully booked this far out). If not, then consider whether this
trip can be postponed until your child is a bit older.

Flights on Tuesday or Wednesday are often lightly loaded. Booking on
one of these days might give you a better chance of having some empty
seats