Air Canada with Clek Foonf

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Hi there,

We are travelling with our 15 month old on an Air Canada flight in a few weeks and trying to sort out the best way to get our Foonf to the plane with our little one in tow. We have purchased her a seat and are planning to take the Foonf on board. Our options as I see them are as follows:

1) Buy a Weelee bag for the Clek and take it to the gate. Then gate check the Weelee bag and take the Foonf on board. The other adult would take the stroller with our daughter in it and we'd gate check the stroller along with the Weelee.

2) Get a Britax car seat travel cart and attach the Foonf. Our little one can then sit in the car seat, but not really critical because we'll have a stroller too. We could probably just check the stroller.

3) Carry our little one and stack the car seat on the stroller somehow.

Any opinions? I'm leaning more towards 1, because the Weelee bag is a good option for checking the car seat in the future (very padded from what I hear) when our little one can sit on the plan with a lap belt, but can't ride in a car without a car seat.
 
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Mary_Ann

New member
Hi! I also own a Foonf and there is no way I would drag that beast in an airport. Instead of buying a bag, you could buy a new lightweight car seat, such as the Evenflo Titan 65/Sureride. It will last awhile rear facing and forward facing.

Note that it is not recommended to check a car seat since it can be damaged or lost.

Hope that helps!
 

Mommy!

Active member
Hi,

Congratulations on deciding to buy your daughter a seat! She will be much safer, and you will all enjoy a more pleasant flight.

I would avoid bringing the Foonf as well. Depending on your daughter's size, even a Cosco Scenera might be a good, cheap choice (about $45-$50 maybe?).
 

Pixelated

Moderator - CPST Instructor
Hi,

Congratulations on deciding to buy your daughter a seat! She will be much safer, and you will all enjoy a more pleasant flight.

I would avoid bringing the Foonf as well. Depending on your daughter's size, even a Cosco Scenera might be a good, cheap choice (about $45-$50 maybe?).

If the OP is in Canada (I'm guessing so if flying AC), then the Scenera rear-faces to only 32", and is more like $90.

The Tribute on sale at Canadian Tire this week for $65 is a much longer lasting option, and then even MORE long lasting is the Evenflo Titan 65 at Walmart for $99. It weighs 10lbs...you could easily bungee it to the stroller.
 

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