travelling with a toddler
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Topic: travelling with a toddler
Posted By: Mum2ET
Subject: travelling with a toddler
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 8:03pm
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In April we are planning on going to Sydney to visit DH family (will be the first time they have met Ella). Ella will around 22 months then, so can still pay for an infant fare.....however that means she won't get a seat. Is it worth us paying a bit extra (I think it is around 1/2 the adult fare) for Ella to get a seat? or just take a chance that the plane won't be full and see if we can get her an extra seat when we get to the airport (we will be leaving the weekend before school hols start)? What have other people done? Also if we dont' get her a seat will she still get allocated a meal or do we have to bring food on the plane for her? I remember reading somewhere on the AirNZ website that they won't heat up food for us? is that correct? seems a bit mean if she doesn't get allocated a meal and they won't heat up any food (I could have read it wrong through). Thanks ------------- Mum to Ella (5) and Tom (2) |
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 8:42pm
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I would definitely take your own food for Ella, even if it's fruit and little sammies. With the drinks, when we flew to Fiji with Nyah (she was 20mths) we gave her a bottle before we took off and then had water on hand for her.
With the seats in my experience we were really lucky to get a spare seat between us. Get Ella to bat her eyelashes at the check in counter  I'm not sure if AirNZ do this; but you might be able to go online and select your own seats??
------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 8:56pm
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most flight usually leave you the spare seat if the plane isn't fully booked so you can have her sitting there. But you won't be able to have her sitting there for take off or landing. Don't forget the fluid restrictions with water for Ella. And the best person to ask about AirNZ and food is Paws - she knows alot about AirNZ. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: HippyMama
Date Posted: 01 December 2008 at 9:11pm
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AFAIK even if she is booked as an infant she will get her own meal, and IMO it's worth it to pay the extra to ensure her own seat (we did this with DD travelling to Canada at about the same age).
The fluid restrictions don't apply for babies and young children, at least as far as I am aware - but you do have to 'declare' that you have an amount of liquid over the regulations and who it is for etc. ------------- Mama to two earth walkers & two angels. Remember, you are not managing an inconvenience; You are raising a human being. ~ Kittie Franz Next Slingbabies! Meet - Friday 4th May !! |