I am travelling via Air Canada within Canada in the next week.
I would like to transport my two CLEK booster seats for my daughters to use in cars and taxis when I reach British Columbia. The dimensions of the CLEK are small (5" X 16" X 14.5"). This seems to exceed the "one personal article" by 1.4 inches, but fits the "one standard article" size (so we know they will fit in the compartments). http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/carry-on.html
We don't want to check the booster seats (for impact prevention) and we don't want to check our clothing - we're travelling for just 4 days, and have a tight transfer in Vancouver, so we'd like to just bring carry-ons and not bother with checked luggage at all. I was planning to pack the 4 days of clothes in the girl's school backpacks - which again fit the "standard item" measurements but not the "personal item" measurements.
Does anyone know what will happen at check-in if we try to bring the seats? If our seats are an inch too big, will they confiscate them or boot us from the flight? Or send us back to check either the seats or our clothes? Will they even measure them at all?
What would you guys do? Pack less clothes (basically one purse's worth for each kid) or pack their backpacks and hope the seats get on? Do they sit there with a measuring tape for every carry-on?
(Yes I know I can't use the seats on the plane. I've considered the options and am okay with just seatbelts for the girls, they are very long and tall - I've moved on to keeping them safe and legal once we're on the ground again in BC.)
Thanks for any suggestions - good news or bad!
Kat
I would like to transport my two CLEK booster seats for my daughters to use in cars and taxis when I reach British Columbia. The dimensions of the CLEK are small (5" X 16" X 14.5"). This seems to exceed the "one personal article" by 1.4 inches, but fits the "one standard article" size (so we know they will fit in the compartments). http://www.aircanada.com/en/travelinfo/airport/baggage/carry-on.html
We don't want to check the booster seats (for impact prevention) and we don't want to check our clothing - we're travelling for just 4 days, and have a tight transfer in Vancouver, so we'd like to just bring carry-ons and not bother with checked luggage at all. I was planning to pack the 4 days of clothes in the girl's school backpacks - which again fit the "standard item" measurements but not the "personal item" measurements.
Does anyone know what will happen at check-in if we try to bring the seats? If our seats are an inch too big, will they confiscate them or boot us from the flight? Or send us back to check either the seats or our clothes? Will they even measure them at all?
What would you guys do? Pack less clothes (basically one purse's worth for each kid) or pack their backpacks and hope the seats get on? Do they sit there with a measuring tape for every carry-on?
(Yes I know I can't use the seats on the plane. I've considered the options and am okay with just seatbelts for the girls, they are very long and tall - I've moved on to keeping them safe and legal once we're on the ground again in BC.)
Thanks for any suggestions - good news or bad!
Kat