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Travel Tips - Air Travel
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- Air travel
- Get the baby a passport! This can take several weeks so get organised as soon as you can.
- For long flights consider whether you need a bassinet for your baby. The airline can book this for you.
- If you are hiring a car at your destination, consider hiring a car seat to be supplied by the hirer rather than paying to take your own. Obviously there is no guarantee of the cleanliness or make of car seat but it will be tested and legal for the road. You must take responsibility for it being fitted correctly in the car itself.
- Take a large changing bag for all the in-flight essentials:
- Milk
- Water
- Food and snacks
- Nappies, wipes, nappy sacks, bibs
- Toys
- Blanket
- Muslin cloth
- Antibacterial hand gel
- Change of clothes for the baby and a spare top for you
- You can take a bottle of milk through security as long as you declare it and taste it in front of security staff. Normally premix milk is available to buy on the airside of security but it may not be your usual brand. You can phone the retailer ahead and ask what brand they carry to be certain.
- Take a carrier or stroller though to the plane. When you check-in tell the airport staff who will count it as a piece of luggage and attach a flight label.
- You can normally check in 1 large baby item (e.g. car seat, travel cot) at check-in. Ensure it is packed well as it will be put through the normal trials of baggage handling!
- At security fold the carrier or stroller and put through the xray. Carry your baby through. If the security alarm goes off, staff will assist you with the baby while you are checked.
- At the gate, priority is normally given to passengers with young children. Some airlines now charge for this. Check at check-in. Alternatively you can generally rely on the generosity of fellow passengers to let you through.
- Leave the stroller folded at bottom of plane steps. It will be put in the hold and you can pick it up again from the bottom of the plane steps at your destination. A carrier can be taken on board and stowed overhead or under the seat in front of you.
- On budget airlines a child up to the age of 2 will travel sat on your lap through the flight. A baby seatbelt harness will be provided by the airline and ask for help to fasten it if you are unsure.
- Breast feed or have a bottle ready to offer your baby on take-off and landing to help equalise their ears. Older children can have a drink or a sweet to suck.
- Nappy changing on planes is available in the toilets. Normally there is a shelf that folds down but it may not have a harness or pad so ensure you have everything easily to hand. A quick change kit is ideal for this.
- The staff on board can provide water for drinking but it won't be sterile so consider a bottle of mineral water for under ones.
- Bottle or food warming can be done by staff on board for you. Just ask.
