Also, note that British Airways offers
infant lap child awards for 10 % of the points (not the dollars), so ticketing a lap child in business class is only another 5,000 points, rather than 10 % of the business class fare.
Etihad is another airline in which traveling with
an infant lap child is reasonable.
Traveling with
an infant lap child using Etihad Guest awards is really reasonable.
Traveling with
an infant lap child using Etihad Guest awards is really reasonable.
Not exact matches
However, both my
children frequently flew as
lap infants when there was no spare seat on the plane.
Both
lap infants and ticketed
children aged 0 - 12 may also check a car seat or booster seat, and gate - check a stroller.
A five - point harness (rather than a
lap belt) holds the
child firmly in place — that's the same kind of restraint you find in most
infant car seats.
I know that sounds hard to believe, especially if you are on kid # 1 and everything feels new and scary, but having traveled with both, I can say that
infants are less time intensive, and there are more perks available for them (including a free ticket if they are a
lap child!).
Infant car seats will have a five point harness system, which means the straps are attached to the seat in at least five places and include a chest and
lap clip to secure the
child onto the seat.
And since we had a young
child with us and an
infant in our
laps, this was a smart choice for the ten hour, overnight flight to South America.
For
children under two years old who will not be occupying their own seat, an adult may take one
lap infant for free (other than possibly some small taxes and fees).
In the case of business and first class travel, even a discounted
infant ticket can cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars, just for the privilege of carrying your
child on your
lap.
Children under 3 years old are considered
infants and travel free of charge on a paying adults
lap.
Typically, airlines will charge the 10 % of their highest, unrestricted fare for the ticket of a
lap child plus full taxes and fees although some airlines claim to offer
infant fares at 10 % of the current price.