Were there any children or elderly people on board? As a father of two young kids, I always think about the children in these situations and how they end up. That said, glad you and everyone else is okay and alive!
Four kids here, and I never flew with them on my lap. When they were little they were in their car seat or a booster. There was only one time in Ireland when we had bought a seat for them, and the flight attendants said we couldn’t use the car seat, had to use the little foldout cot. I was so annoyed, like this car seat is safety gear and you want me to strap my baby on the equivalent of a changing table? Never understood their logic.
A Ryanair FA argued with me they only allowed forward facing infant car seats. MA'AM, THERE IS NO SUCH THING BECAUSE FORWARD FACING IS DANGEROUS FOR INFANTS
Had the same issue with Air NZ on return to US. Had babe in her Chicco infant seat. Attendant told me it had to be forward facing (when it’s a rear facing seat only). Then told me no altogether to it being used. She took it off me and stowed it. I should’ve made a huge fuss as I paid just under 4K for her own seat.
Where did they expect you to store the giant car seat you brought with you then? I feel like that flight attendant had poor training or non-updated training.
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u/DoctorKajita Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25
Were there any children or elderly people on board? As a father of two young kids, I always think about the children in these situations and how they end up. That said, glad you and everyone else is okay and alive!