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Fly safely with your baby:
Listen to this public service announcement from the FAA
Live
airport status updates:
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Using Car Seats on Planes when Flying with Kids
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Research Car Seats Prior to Purchase:
Ensure They Meet Airline Regulations
Prior to purchasing a car seat, you should
check manufacturer documentation to be sure that you purchase a seat
that is approved for use on airplanes. Not all car seats meet aircraft
regulations. Those that meet regulations will commonly have a label
indicating that they are certified for airline use or carry the
FMVSS.213 insignia.
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Note that booster seats are not accepted on
aircraft due to FAA safety regulations.
Discuss Your Car Seat Plans with Your
Airline or Travel Agent in Advance
If you plan to use a car seat, you should
notify your airline or travel agent in advance to ensure that your
seating assignment will be appropriate. Airlines typically only allow
car seats to be installed on window seats or in the center seat of an
interior middle row. Children or car seats are not permitted
in emergency exit rows. You should also inquire with the airline about any
minimum/maximum age requirements and restrictions on
physical size of car seats that are permitted.
Doing this research in advance with help you
to avoid problems and delays once you have begun your travel.
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Do you know anyone who just had a baby or
who might benefit from tips about traveling by airplane with small
children? If so, help them prepare for their next family vacation
by sharing the Flying Rugrats web site with them. By doing so,
you will be providing them with lots of family
travel tips and advice that has been gathered from families who have
faced the same challenges before them.
Send your friends with newborn babies or small children an email to tell them about
Flying Rugrats!
Flying Rugrats
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The Parent-to-Parent Guide
to Traveling on Airplanes
with Infants and Toddlers
Are you a parent who
travels with kids?
Send us your tips and tricks!
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Quick Tips
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Be sure that your car seat meets
airline regulations.
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Discuss your intention to use a
safety seat with your travel agent or airline in advance.
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Request window seats when planning to use child safety
seats.
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Child safety seats are not
allowed in exit rows or rows adjacent to exit rows.
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Airlines do not permit toddler booster seats.
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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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