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Location of Child Seating while Flying with Kids

Locate small children in window seats (also required for car seat placement) or middle seats if you are traveling as a family and have a block of seats. Avoid aisle seats for children. You will want to maintain yourself as a barrier to their escape!

Small children may try to get out of their seats and walk down the aisles unaccompanied. Sitting in an aisle seat facilitates that activity while you should do all you can to discourage it.

Placing your seat between your child’s seat and the aisle creates an effective barrier for your child. You can control any access to the aisle since your child will have to pass over or by you to get out. Even if you dose off, a child is likely to disturbed you if trying to move past you to escape.

Keep in mind that airlines do not permit children in exit rows or in rows adjacent to exit rows. Children traveling as lap children are also limited to one in every block of approximately three seats. This restriction is a safety precaution exercised because of the potential dangers of the aircraft cabin losing pressure. If the cabin loses pressure and oxygen masks are deployed, there is typically one extra oxygen mast in every block of approximately three seats. If you are concerned about availability of extra oxygen masks on your flight, ask your flight attendant or check your flight’s safety information card.

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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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Location of Child Seating while Flying with Kids

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The Parent-to-Parent Guide to Traveling on Airplanes with Infants and Toddlers

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The Parent-to-Parent Guide
to Traveling on Airplanes
with Infants and Toddlers