Travel with infant to Washington/New York

emv

I'm trying to find a flight/flight + hotel for a short trip from the UK to Washington DC. My little one will be 7 months old so will be fine to travel on my lap but many airlines seem to be charging me full fare for him. I can find flights around £700 but really need to get the cost down to below £500 if at all possible. Outward flight will be 27th June ish, returning 3rd July ish...

Emmavix

Caz3121

emv wrote: »

My little one will be 7 months old so will be fine to travel on my lap but many airlines seem to be charging me full fare for him.

You should certainly not be charged the same for a lap infant.
A quick look at the United site shows they charge £563 for the adult and £35 for the infant however there are taxes to pay on top of this and some apply to both the adult and the infant making a total of £800 for the 2 tickets (£698 for the adult and £102 for the infant)

other airlines should be similar...you need to ensure you select infant in lap rather than infant in seat

BusinessStudent

Hi,

Just had a look for you no. I have found flights for less than £700 return

Delta - £604
Depart: LHR at 10:15
Arrive: DCA at16:31
11h 16m
1 stop (JFK)
DL LHR 10:15 DCA 16:31

Depart: DCA at 17:10
Return: LHR at 07:50
9h 40m
1 stop (JFK)

See www.kayak.com
Direct flights are about £12 more

Edit: Previous poster seems to have found better prices but I cannot find this quote on the United Website?

Caz3121

you beat me, the United fares including taxes are £698 and £102 (although I think with an infant, direct would be my preference)

Delta flights above - £604 adult and £94 infant

emv

Thanks, bizarrely had just called Delta & was told their best price was £884 adult + £100ish infant! I think maybe New York fares will offer better value, do you think Kayk is the best site to use? I ddid sopend a while looking at the other MSE recommended ones but all seemed to charge for a seat, despite me trying to choose different options!

BusinessStudent

Hi Emv,

You definitely want to use kayak to compare the the costs of flights. The £604 Delta fare is found on opodo.co.uk. If you do book these flights with Delta then make sure you click through Quidco.com as Opodo.co.uk offer 1.5% cashback on flights (earning you around £10ish)