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Boarding the Plane Early when Flying
with Kids
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When you are traveling by plane with small
children, the gate agent will usually give you the opportunity
to board your flight early, in advance of other adult
passengers.
This gives you the opportunity to get your
family on board, with extra assistance from flight staff if
necessary.
It provides some time for you to install a car
seat (if used) and to get your family seated and any necessary
supplies organized without worrying about being rushed by dozens
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After pre-boarding, it helps to claim any needed
space in the overhead bins nearest your seats. Boarding early also gives you a chance to discuss
behavior expectations before adult passengers begin to board and
activity throughout the cabin becomes chaotic.
Allowing families with small children to
board early is of benefit to the other adult passengers. When families
have the extra time to take care of things, there is less chance that
other adult passengers will be delayed during boarding. Some adult
passengers do not appreciate having to wait in the aisle while a family
gets organized.
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The FlyingRugrats.com
Flying Kids Mission
As parents, we are
responsible for molding our precious babies into well rounded
adults who have an appreciation for the variety of opportunities
that they have available to them as they grow and develop as
individuals. Exposing children to varying geographical
locations and cultures around the world is an important teaching
method that many parents have the option to use for developing
generations of culturally aware future leaders who have
childhood experiences that help them understand and personally
relate to global issues. It is the mission of Flying Rugrats to arm parents with information about flying
with children, toddlers or infants strategies in an effort to
dispel fear or apprehension about family travel so that families
may travel freely and better educate our future world citizens
through positive travel experiences.
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