Travel to London w/ 20 month old RF or FF

ElmoMinnieMunoFoofa · Apr 12, 2012

We will be in both private and public transportation situations. Currently DD is RF in the Peg Convertible. I have heard that on long flights it is hard for the person in front to recline their seat if the carseat is RF. Would you do FF on the plane? What about in taxis in London?

This is our first trip overseas with toddler, carseats, and more.

Brianna · Apr 12, 2012

Are you interested in purchasing a smaller, lighter, more convenient travel car seat? For a long flight like that, I would definitely RF. She'll be more comfortable sleeping. You can let the person in front of her know that since she's RF she won't be kicking their seat back, and offer to buy them a drink.

Are you flying with a US carrier?

ElmoMinnieMunoFoofa · Apr 12, 2012

Yes, I do need some ideas on a more travel friendly seat. What's a good travel seat?

Good point, I have been going back and forth on RF and the seat in front vs. FF and kicking the seat.

Can I RF in the taxis or vehicles in England?

ElmoMinnieMunoFoofa · Apr 12, 2012

Also, how do carseats fit on the Virgin plane seats? Are some easier than others?

BritMum-in-US · Apr 12, 2012

ElmoMinnieMunoFoofa said:
Also, how do carseats fit on the Virgin plane seats? Are some easier than others?

Virgin Atlantic will not allow car seats on board at all. They have their own "child seat" which was horrendous for my 16 month old. I will not fly with them again until my children are out of car seats. Also know that airlines that are not American will not allow a toddler to rf. So if you want to rf, go with an American airline. Hope that helps!

mama~bear · Apr 12, 2012

We took the overnight flight to London from the East Coast. We RF'ed both of our True Fit seats for our 2 and 3 year olds. The TF's are huge seats and they fit fine. Since we were moving to the UK we were't interested in buying new seats just for travel. The attendants were very helpful and no one gave us any problem. Of course, you do have to have the RF seat either at the window or in the center of the long row so that you're not obstructing anyone's exit. Our decision about RF was based on what was safest for our child. We decided that we paid for that seat and we knew the airline was supportive of RF'ing so they would assist us if we had someone in front of us that was unhappy. We knew they would sleep great that way (which they did) and figured people would prefer that over a fussy child all night. Good luck!

BritMum-in-US · Apr 12, 2012

ElmoMinnieMunoFoofa said:
Can I RF in the taxis or vehicles in England?

You sure can! I rearfaced our (at the time) 16 month old in a Combi Coccoro in small cars, taxis and a coach with a seat belt. Depending on the size of your child, that would be an excellent seat to go with, as it's so compact and light. However, my son outgrew it shortly after 2 so it might not be worth it.

ElmoMinnieMunoFoofa · Apr 12, 2012

BritMum-in-US said:
Virgin Atlantic will not allow car seats on board at all. They have their own "child seat" which was horrendous for my 16 month old. I will not fly with them again until my children are out of car seats. Also know that airlines that are not American will not allow a toddler to rf. So if you want to rf, go with an American airline. Hope that helps!

Wow, this is very helpful. I had no clue at all.

ElmoMinnieMunoFoofa · Apr 12, 2012

mama~bear said:
We took the overnight flight to London from the East Coast. We RF'ed both of our True Fit seats for our 2 and 3 year olds. The TF's are huge seats and they fit fine. Since we were moving to the UK we were't interested in buying new seats just for travel. The attendants were very helpful and no one gave us any problem. Of course, you do have to have the RF seat either at the window or in the center of the long row so that you're not obstructing anyone's exit. Our decision about RF was based on what was safest for our child. We decided that we paid for that seat and we knew the airline was supportive of RF'ing so they would assist us if we had someone in front of us that was unhappy. We knew they would sleep great that way (which they did) and figured people would prefer that over a fussy child all night. Good luck!

Which airline did you use if you don't mind sharing? I just learned about Virgin and their policy.

mama~bear · Apr 13, 2012

We flew United.

LuvMyCharlie · Apr 14, 2012

We flew United here to Guam(18 hours) with a RF Coccoro. My DD was 15 months at the time. The person in front of her couldn't recline all the way, but most of it.

gigi · Apr 14, 2012

I fly to London regularly and never had a problem on Continental. I've flown American domestic either, but haven't flown them oversees with a RFer, still they never fussed about the RFer. I would stick with American carriers if possible.

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