quick question - travelling with baby

spaghetti_monster

Thanks for all the advice!
I will try and contact easyjet tomorrow (we'll see how easy that is.......). We'll also be taking a baby bjorn, but it would be nicer to have the pram right up to the plane.
I was planning to get a small, cheap, easy to fold buggy, but I was thinking LO is still a bit too young for that (12 weeks) - but definitely for future trips.

spaghetti_monster

Just thought I'd share that i found this:
http://easyjet.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/60

I was thinking of calling, but I think I will leave it as trying to find a number already took ages and I saw on various websites that easyjet are a nightmare to try and call....

pelirocco

koalamummy wrote: »

You are better off using the infant belt for your little one SM as you cannot use a rear facing baby seat on any plane and getting a forward facing one that will actually fit in the seats of most short haul flights is very hard work. . If you will be traveling a lot with baby the britax prince seats will fit in easy jet Thomas cook and Thomson flights no problem and they are often on special offer too. . Can you ask your relatives in the uk to maybe have a look in local charity shops for a suitable stroller as they are usually dirt cheap and most often barely used as were donated by idiots like me who buy things that they really should have researched better

If you used a baby seat you would have to pay for the plane seat

Make-it-3

Hi SpaghettiMonster

We've just returned from our first holiday with LO and we had similar dilemmas re baby transport. With our airline we could only bring one item, we wouldn't have been able to carry two with the rest of our luggage anyway. As we were hiring a car we decided to take her car seat. When we checked in we were told we could take this onto the plane and then the staff would find somewhere to stow it. (As it turned out the flight wasn't full either way and they popped it into the spare seat next to us).

We weren't given a baby seatbelt, just held her on our laps for take off & landing.

We hired a buggy once there, as others have suggested it might be worth your family buying a cheap one for when you visit here. I have heard numerous times how airlines damage buggies. If you are going to bring it maybe take some photos of it just before you check it in, if you need to make a claim against the airline.

Mimi_Arc_en_ciel

When i used to work at the airport they allowed buggy's on FREE (the stroller types - not full pram) - BUT this may have changed.

Take pictures of the buggy BEFORE you get to the airport.

If the buggy gets damaged - ask for a PIR form at the airport (Property Irregularity Form) get them to fill it out there and then and they will process it (EasyJet/Servisair staff need to fill it out) make sure you keep your copy.

HTH x

Lunar_Eclipse

spaghetti_monster wrote: »

Just thought I'd share that i found this:
http://easyjet.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/60

I was thinking of calling, but I think I will leave it as trying to find a number already took ages and I saw on various websites that easyjet are a nightmare to try and call....

Did you spot this:
Full size, non-collapsible prams cannot be accepted for travel.

Would check what they mean by that, if only at check-in. Presumably yours is collapsible?

I also noted that they referred to pushchairs (ie strollers) being taken to the gate, as opposed to prams, which is what I think yours is classed as fyi. I'm therefore not sure you will be able to take yours to the gate, but will be able to check it in, if it's collapsible.

spaghetti_monster

Hi and thanks for replies!

That's a great idea to take some pictures before we go.

I was assuming it would be ok as easyjet allow 2 things and we're taking just this pram. You can take the carry-cot bit off and collapse the frame/wheels bit. A friend is lending us a fabric case thing to put the carry-cot bit in.
If we have to check it in it won't be too bad - we have a baby bjorn and OH is happy to carry LO around (it does my back in!)

My family have collected a few things for us for this trip (cot, car seat etc), but a buggy is a good idea for when he's a bit older. On this occasion it's quite handy to bring our own as we have to go quite a way on public transport once we get to Gatwick.

I passed my driving test this year and we're about to get our first car, so next time it might be a road trip!