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Hello V
You DONT get a baggage allowance on Easyjet or Ryanair!
This is cheeky because you have to pay some money for the baby to sit on your lap! You get your standard 20kg and no more. But this may not be the same on other airlines.
As for the car seat I am taking mine and carrying F in it until I get on the plane then it gets taken off you as you climb the steps and you get it back when the plane lands.
I am flying this weekend - and again in Nov - my main concern is travel cot! I would like my own travel cot but it may not be possible unless I pay the extra baggage
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You DONT get a baggage allowance on Easyjet or Ryanair!
This is cheeky because you have to pay some money for the baby to sit on your lap! You get your standard 20kg and no more. But this may not be the same on other airlines. As for the car seat I am taking mine and carrying F in it until I get on the plane then it gets taken off you as you climb the steps and you get it back when the plane lands.
I am flying this weekend - and again in Nov - my main concern is travel cot! I would like my own travel cot but it may not be possible unless I pay the extra baggage
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) for £1 each!!!!Ryanair only allow 15kg luggage and 10kg hand luggage*glow* said:Hello V
You DONT get a baggage allowance on Easyjet or Ryanair!
As for the car seat I am taking mine and carrying F in it until I get on the plane then it gets taken off you as you climb the steps and you get it back when the plane lands.
I am flying this weekend - and again in Nov - my main concern is travel cot! I would like my own travel cot but it may not be possible unless I pay the extra baggage
X
When I first took Beth & Tom abroad, I hired a buggy in resort,so much easier & not very expensive.
Remember that nappies & wipes are easily obtainable in a different country, with all 3 of them I have always taken just enough nappies for the journey & 1st day & headed off to the local supermarket when I get there
As for clothes,take enough but remember to take some travel wash,less to carry & I would also buy my jarred baby food when I got there.
Hope this helps,just my advice from a seasoned mummy of 3 foreign traveller
Remember that nappies & wipes are easily obtainable in a different country, with all 3 of them I have always taken just enough nappies for the journey & 1st day & headed off to the local supermarket when I get there
As for clothes,take enough but remember to take some travel wash,less to carry & I would also buy my jarred baby food when I got there.
Hope this helps,just my advice from a seasoned mummy of 3 foreign traveller
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We have booked flights to Geneva on British Airways and I was reallly impressed to discover that Ellie gets the full 23Kg baggage allowance, and in addition we can put the car seat and the buggy in the hold. If you have a choice I would recommend BA because of this. We are trying to decide if we take the carseat or not. The problem is just carrying all the stuff around the airport.
i didnt take car seat no my renst have 1 but u can as well as pushchair cos i saw somebody else doing it on my flight it think its annoying how they expect u 2 cram all ur babies stuff in 15kg and u pay a tenner for that lolvalentine said:
its gonna be harder for me at xmas time with presents and clothes r heavier at xmas time grrr
i didnt take car seat no my renst have 1 but u can as well as pushchair cos i saw somebody else doing it on my flight it think its annoying how they expect u 2 cram all ur babies stuff in 15kg and u pay a tenner for that lolvalentine said:
its gonna be harder for me at xmas time with presents and clothes r heavier at xmas time grrr
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Hi Valentine,
I think it depends who you fly with. We flew to Turkey in June with BA & we got a 23kg baggage allowance for Katy, hand baggage allowance & we took the stroller & car seat at no extra cost!! It was fab as I though she wouldn't get an allowance at all!!
I think it depends who you fly with. We flew to Turkey in June with BA & we got a 23kg baggage allowance for Katy, hand baggage allowance & we took the stroller & car seat at no extra cost!! It was fab as I though she wouldn't get an allowance at all!!
V, I'll report back in February on what you really need and what we took needed or didn't use etc!! You can take EITHER a pram or car seat onto the plane with you - it's not counted in your luggage allownace, if you show up with both you'll have to check one of them in. Infants (under 2) don't have their own baggage allownace since they go for free paying only around £30 or so in departure/arrival taxes so it's just 15kg per adult so 30kg between you and OH. You can pay for LO to have a luggage allownace but not sure about the costs of that. Full "how we found it" report in Feb xx
Thanks everyone - it's a bit difficult as the flights are being booked (and paid for!) by someone else - but I'll pass on all the info you have given us re. airlines and baggage allowances and hopefully they will book us on a sympathetic airline!
Thanks again! Any other info or advice more than welcome.
Valentine xxx
Thanks again! Any other info or advice more than welcome.
Valentine xxx
HI Valentine.
When we went to SA we had brody in his own carseat on the place cos we paid for a full ticket for him.
n a shorter flight we checked in the carseat with the suitcases (wrapped in polythene to protect it) then still had the pushchair with us until we boarded.
I'd ring you airline and ask if you can check one in.
When we went to SA we had brody in his own carseat on the place cos we paid for a full ticket for him.
n a shorter flight we checked in the carseat with the suitcases (wrapped in polythene to protect it) then still had the pushchair with us until we boarded.
I'd ring you airline and ask if you can check one in.