I traveled Allegiant with ds and dd. I carried the Radian on my back, and used a GoGoKidz for the Roundabout. This was great through security - they never made me take the wheels off the GoGoKidz, and even let me wear dd through security in my meitai. As a side benefit, the GoGoKidz fasicnated ds, who entertained himself in the airport by pushing it around. On the flight out of Phoenix, we ended up being the last ones on the plane. So getting two kids, two carseats, and the carryon luggage all the way to the back of the plane was very hectic. THe GoGoKidz was too wide for the airline aisle, so a flight attendant had to help me. I had no probs installing either seat. They did tell me the rear facing seat had to go by the window. The seatbelt buckle on the Radian ended up right behind ds's back, but he never complained and I never told him 
So on the way there, we had the RF Roundabout by the window, the a FF Radian in the middle, then me. The Roundabout fit, but I cannot imagine anything with a taller shell fitting RF very easily. The Radian was great bc it was so low, and allowed my ds to use the tray table.
On the way home, my mom was with us. So we had two sets of two seats. Again, both seats installed super easy. And the kids were so good. The airlines thought I was crazy when I purchased a ticket for my dd, since she is under 2. But there is no way she would have sat on my lap that long! And I needed her seat when we got there anyway. She was perfectly content in her seat.
On the way from Phx, they never asked about the type of carseat or questioned the install. On the way home, there was kind of a jerk at the check in desk that did not seem to like all my carryon luggage (even though the bulk of it was carseats). He tried to taKe them from me, and when I inofrmed him I was using them on thw plane, he rudely asked me "are those seats airline certified" and when I said yes he simply hrummphed and turned away. But no one either direction actually asked to see the stickers or even checked if the seats were installed tightly.
I would never, ever travel again with a lap child. It was hectic with the seats, and I was slightly sore from the radian, but it was so worth it during the flight.
So on the way there, we had the RF Roundabout by the window, the a FF Radian in the middle, then me. The Roundabout fit, but I cannot imagine anything with a taller shell fitting RF very easily. The Radian was great bc it was so low, and allowed my ds to use the tray table.On the way home, my mom was with us. So we had two sets of two seats. Again, both seats installed super easy. And the kids were so good. The airlines thought I was crazy when I purchased a ticket for my dd, since she is under 2. But there is no way she would have sat on my lap that long! And I needed her seat when we got there anyway. She was perfectly content in her seat.
On the way from Phx, they never asked about the type of carseat or questioned the install. On the way home, there was kind of a jerk at the check in desk that did not seem to like all my carryon luggage (even though the bulk of it was carseats). He tried to taKe them from me, and when I inofrmed him I was using them on thw plane, he rudely asked me "are those seats airline certified" and when I said yes he simply hrummphed and turned away. But no one either direction actually asked to see the stickers or even checked if the seats were installed tightly.
I would never, ever travel again with a lap child. It was hectic with the seats, and I was slightly sore from the radian, but it was so worth it during the flight.
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