Question Flying on Hawaiian- can I carry on her scenera?

BaRoNgIrLs · Apr 5, 2009

I purchased a cosco scenera for a upcoming trip to Hawaii and have my daughter as a lap baby. Can I carry on her car seat? I am worried if it is checked they may damage it and I won't know. Has anyone tried to carry on their car seat with Hawaiian and had success?

joolsplus3 · Apr 5, 2009

It won't fit as a carryon, the best bet would be to ask if there are any seats that are empty that you can use for her, and then install it and use it. If they don't have any seats available, you should gate check it in a carry bag. That way it'll stay clean and be much less likely to be lost than if it were checked with luggage.

BaRoNgIrLs · Apr 5, 2009

joolsplus3 said:
It won't fit as a carryon, the best bet would be to ask if there are any seats that are empty that you can use for her, and then install it and use it. If they don't have any seats available, you should gate check it in a carry bag. That way it'll stay clean and be much less likely to be lost than if it were checked with luggage.

Thank you very much. Gate check in means that it would be loaded last? Would that mean that when we are unloaded off the plane it would be waiting at the gate? Or would they put it with the baggage claim?

wendytthomas · Apr 5, 2009

Normally it's waiting at the plane, but for some aircraft and airports it means it goes to baggage claim.

I'd try very hard to get it on board. Besides being safer for your daughter it's safer for the seat.

Wendy

joolsplus3 · Apr 5, 2009

In my experience, flying to Honolulu, it ends up where you leave it right there at the end of the jetway/airplane's door, and it is right there when you get off. Definitely though I've had them bring it to the luggage area (in Oakland, I think it was)... which was a royal pain when I gate checked a stroller and actually needed it a soon as I got off the plane

Just bring it with your carryon stuff through security, and ask the gate staff for a 'gate check claim tag' (that is, assuming you can't get them to let you bring it on for your baby to use, which I also recommend strongly you try to do...I've flown with lapbabies and it's way easier on that long of a flight to have a carseat instead :thumbsup

LEAW · Apr 5, 2009

If you are flying between the islands, the flights are rarely full and you can ask nicely and they will let you take it on and use it for her.

Flying to/from CONUS I have no idea how full the flights are, but again, ask, and worst case is they will have you gate check it.

You can even ask them if it can be buckled (but not used) into an empty seat away from your assigned seat, Southwest let me do that once too.

BaRoNgIrLs · Apr 5, 2009

thank you very much. you're help is appreciated!

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