Airlines

Infant Bassinets in Bulkhead Explained

Infant Bassinets in Bulkhead Explained

What is the bulkhead?  Do airlines provide infant bassinets for babies? For those of you who have flown internationally, either with a baby, or solo, you’ve probably at some point seen a flight attendant taking a bassinet down from the overhead and attaching it to […]

Global Directory of Airline Policies on Flying Pregnant

Global Directory of Airline Policies on Flying Pregnant

I present to you a global reference list of airline policies on flying pregnant.   Airlines are organized alphabetically underneath their place of origin (United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific).  I provide a brief summary of each policy (as […]

Airline Child and Infant Travel Policies: Canada

Airline Child and Infant Travel Policies: Canada

Find below airline child and infant travel policies for Canadian Airlines.  You may click on the links to each airline (in alphabetical order) to be taken directly to the airline’s website page that describes their policies on domestic and international travel with children and infants, […]

Airline Child and Infant Travel Policies: United States

Airline Child and Infant Travel Policies: United States

Below is a comprehensive list of airline child and infant travel policies for the United States.   Below you may click on the links to each airline (in alphabetical order) to be taken directly to the airline’s website page that describes their policies on domestic […]

Seven Reasons Why I Love Family-Friendly Etihad Airways

Seven Reasons Why I Love Family-Friendly Etihad Airways

Before I had a baby I had certain criteria that I used to decide which airlines I would typically choose to fly.  I was a pretty loyal customer too, sometimes paying more in airfare just to fly with a certain airline (I’m talking about you, […]

Bulkhead or Aisle? Choosing the Best Seats with Baby

Bulkhead or Aisle? Choosing the Best Seats with Baby

My husband and I discuss our airline seating options every time we book a flight with baby about which is better: bulkhead seats with more leg room and a bassinet, or a an aisle seat/row with an empty seat(s) next to us.  It really depends on the […]

How much does baby’s airline ticket cost?

How much does baby’s airline ticket cost?

A healthy infant can typically start flying internationally after one week old, as long as baby’s pediatrician gives the ok.   On most domestic flights babies under two years of age fly free for infant-in-lap tickets, and most international flights babies under two years of age […]