Gate check MA or sacrifice AOE?

bbartlettnfld

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I'm travelling internationally tommorow From the Middle east to canada with a short stop in London England. I can't use the carseat on the plane as the Doha to London Heathrow isn't an FAA flight.

I am really thinking about checking the AOE as luggage instead of dealing with carrying the seat through Heathrow (if you've never done it you won't understand the walking distance) Also I am traveling with my father who may need a wheel chair so I want to be realitively unencumbered if I have to push him. DD is 4 and is nearly 40lbs. My reason for the AOE is if it gets butchered by the airline I will replace it with a Radian, I am thinking of doing this anyway and donating the AOE to our carseat action group as DD will out grow the harness weight before the year is out and I wil NEVER use it as a booster, Plus it has 4 yrs left on it. At least with the Radian It will last DD for a long while and I *could* use it RF for the new baby in November as it seems to fit NB's well.

What do you think? Struggle with my sacred MA or greedly hope my AOE bites the dust?:whistle:
BethAnn
 
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Morganthe

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AOE!

I haven't been in Heathrow since the early 1980s and I STILL remember all that endless walking. You are not exagerating one whit. I swear, that has to be one of the largest airports in the world. IMO, Paris Metro corridors comes in a distant second to walking that far in a single location in Europe ;)

But I did have fun on those automated walkways. Watch that first step off to real ground -- it can be a doozie ;)

Have a great trip! :thumbsup:
 
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bbartlettnfld

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Thanks everyone.. I knew you guys would be with me on this one!

Now if there was a way to pass some $$ around to "be sure" it was the one that took "the hit"!:D
 

bbartlettnfld

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Darn it wouldn't you know that the bloody AOE made it without even a scratch!!!

Why when I travel with my $1200 Bugaoo it gets destroyed (happend this Xmas passed), but when I travel with a carseat that I actually want to be damaged it comes through scott free.. Uggh!!!
 

3acorns4Christy

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AOE!!

I have both and I would sacrifice my AOE over the Marathon any day of the week! I would be praying they damaged it too so I could get rid of it! (I don't like the seat but my dh won't let me get rid of it)
 

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