Does the Evenflo Triumph fit on an airplane?

[Unregistered]

Hi,
We are flying for the very first time and I am concerned about the whole experience.

The main thing though is that I have heard that our seat is considered wide and I am worried it will not fit in the seat of the airplane.

Also, I have heard that we may need a seatbelt extender and American Airlines could not tell me if they would have them onboard.

Are there any experienced people out there that care to help?

Thank you in advance!

[crunchierthanthou]

Do you mean the new Triumph Advance? I believe there are a few posters here who have flown with it. It is FAA approved, and should fit on commercial airplanes.

The seatbelt extender is handy for ff installations, but not necessary. If they aren't available, be sure to flip the female end of the buckle 180 degrees. Buckling it backward makes it so you have enough room to manuever and lift the plate far enough to unlatch it. The extender isn't about length, just moving the buckle out in the open where it has enough room to function properly.

[eclipsefa]

I wanting to know the samething. I too have an ETA and not sure if its to big.
The airplane has to have seat belt extenders on them. They need them for larger passengers since you are not allowed to use your own extender. I don't know if your allowed to use a seat belt extender with a car seat though. You may try to find out.

[Pixels]

You know how they do the demonstration of how to buckle and unbuckle your seatbelt? The things that they use to do the demonstration are extenders. They always have them. I'm not sure why AA told you otherwise.

[unityco]

You shouldn't need an extender with the Triumph. An extender is invaluable for seats like the Britax convertibles that have a closed forward-facing belt path (the seatbelt goes behind the shell and can't be accessed from the front.) For seats like the Triumph, with an OPEN forward-facing belt path (the seatbelt goes *through* the shell and can be accessed from the front, behind the cover,) it shouldn't be a problem to get to the belt to unfasten when it's time to uninstall. It's also unlikely the plane's belts would be too short and therefore require the use of an extender. I also don't think you'd need to give the belt a twist because it's so simple to access the buckle from the front. I would say open belt paths are the most common design for carseats.

My theories on this are only based on having traveled with a Titan, Marathon and Radian. I haven't specifically had a Triumph on a plane (but do use one at my parents.) These tips also only apply to forward-facing installs.

HTH :)

[romanoma]

I will also be flying with an EFT (NOT the advance) next week. I believe when I looked it up it is FAA approved. Does that automatically mean it will fit? I guess I assumed it did. What I have heard is it is a bit wide, so you need to sit in a seat where the arm rest can be raised and will need to do this, but it will fit.
Anyone with experience flying with this seat IRL? Now the OP has me worried a little! Oh yeah, and I will be using it RF.
Thanks!

[Pixels]

I know that getting the cover off SIL's Triumph (not Advance) was a total pain. I was doing it RFing. I don't think it could be done installed FFing, because the cover goes over the back, and you have to reach the little hooks to get it off.

[unityco]

I know that getting the cover off SIL's Triumph (not Advance) was a total pain.

Ooh... good point. I was referring to the Advance - it may not be so simple for an old Triumph. :o