Flying with 2 kids and 2 car seats

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We will be taking a short flight (1.5-2 hours) in May with our 2 kids, a 4 year old and a 1.5 year old. We have (mostly) decided to buy a seat for our 1.5 year old, since I'd rather not risk letting her seat on my lap.

My son is 4 y.o., 28 lbs, 39", wears 3T shirts.
My daughter is 1.5 y.o., 25 lbs, 32", wears 24 mos shirts.

We have 4 car seats: Britax Boulevard (3rd gen), Safety 1st Complete Air 70, Graco 4ever, and a Recaro Performance Sport. We're flying on Delta.

Which car seats should we take that will fit the plane seats and not be too heavy? Would it be better to buy a couple of cheap lightweight car seats? Can we safely strap them to our carry-ons or should we get a luggage cart?

Would a CARES harness be safe enough for my son? I worry about him slipping down since he's so skinny.

Thank you all for your help.
 
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AllieK

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First off, your son is almost too tall for the CARES - the height limit is 40". If you think he'll stay under 40" and you don't need a car seat for him when you land it would be a good choice.

When we flew with our 2 kids we strapped the seats to a luggage cart (we only had backpacks as carry-ons) but strapping to a carry on is also fine.

If I were you I would probably buy some lightweight seats for travel, maybe 2 Scenera NEXTs (I think your son would fit FF in the NEXT, but hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong!), or 2 Evenflo SureRides.
 

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