Flying with infant

[Danlover111]

Just flew AA, they refused to let my wife take her Doona onboard saying there is a FAA rule that a car seat can only be put in a window seat and my infant’s paid seat was in middle. I switched with someone who had a window seat and went back, CS said sorry, we already stowed it under the plane. We had to hold my crying baby on a 6 hr flight w/o a car seat.
Anyone knows if there is such a rule? What can I do for compensation?

Had this with UA...

[Yo ssi]

Just flew AA, they refused to let my wife take her Doona onboard saying there is a FAA rule that a car seat can only be put in a window seat and my infant’s paid seat was in middle. I switched with someone who had a window seat and went back, CS said sorry, we already stowed it under the plane. We had to hold my crying baby on a 6 hr flight w/o a car seat.
Anyone knows if there is such a rule? What can I do for compensation?

Seems like it's not the FAA rather an airline policy
https://www.faa.gov/travelers/fly_children##FlyingTips

According to aa website "window seats are preferred"
https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/special-assistance/traveling-children.jsp#safetyseatrequirements

[notyettaken]

Just flew AA, they refused to let my wife take her Doona onboard saying there is a FAA rule that a car seat can only be put in a window seat and my infant’s paid seat was in middle. I switched with someone who had a window seat and went back, CS said sorry, we already stowed it under the plane. We had to hold my crying baby on a 6 hr flight w/o a car seat.
Anyone knows if there is such a rule? What can I do for compensation?

United AA jet blue frontier Alaska and IIRC delta (basically every airline I've flown) had this policy.
Usually they say "that has to be in a window seat", just smile and say "sure no problem" no matter which seat you booked, and work it out on the plane. (Not relevant for me as i always book the row.)

[yfr bachur]

Just flew AA, they refused to let my wife take her Doona onboard saying there is a FAA rule that a car seat can only be put in a window seat and my infant’s paid seat was in middle. I switched with someone who had a window seat and went back, CS said sorry, we already stowed it under the plane. We had to hold my crying baby on a 6 hr flight w/o a car seat.
Anyone knows if there is such a rule? What can I do for compensation?

Actualy, its a sensible rule.
How in the world is the person in the window seat supposed to evacuate in an emergency if there's a doona blocking the way?

[bp27]

Actualy, its a sensible rule.
How in the world is the person in the window seat supposed to evacuate in an emergency if there's a doona blocking the way?

Don't you know that we are not allowed to admit that a rule is sensible? We are supposed to blame the airline, complain, call them antisemites, etc.

[solmeir]

Forget about emergency, how is the window seat supposed to use the bathroom? The simple answer is you don’t put a rear facing car seat in the other seats, but why not any car seat? All it takes up is the seat space like any person. And btw the seat assigned to my baby was a middle row seat, why doesn’t the system assign window seat to infants?

[notyettaken]

And btw the seat assigned to my baby was a middle row seat, why doesn’t the system assign window seat to infants?

you picked it or they assigned it?

[yfr bachur]

Forget about emergency, how is the window seat supposed to use the bathroom? The simple answer is you don’t put a rear facing car seat in the other seats, but why not any car seat? All it takes up is the seat space like any person. And btw the seat assigned to my baby was a middle row seat, why doesn’t the system assign window seat to infants?

except it doesn't get out of the way in an emergency. 
buying a seat for an infant ≠ necessarily the intention to place any sort of seat there.

[solmeir]

you picked it or they assigned it?

They assigned it

[shiframeir]

But the Airline has the right to ask for one before you board. Has anyone have any experience where the airline asked to proof that the lap child is under 2??

Trying to figure out what to do with baby. he will be 2 and a month (25 months) when we fly to israel, and i think he would sleep better with me in a lie-flat bed, but practically paying the points for a 3rd business seat seems like a waste.

does ELAL or Delta check the passport date of the child to confirm they are under 24 months to be able to be a lap infant? (i know about the safety considerations and have only had him as a lap infant once with several times in a seat, but its hard to get him to actually sleep in his carseat).

[Kobe Bryant]

Just flew AA, they refused to let my wife take her Doona onboard saying there is a FAA rule that a car seat can only be put in a window (or middle aisle) seat and my infant’s paid seat was in middle. I switched with someone who had a window seat and went back, CS said sorry, we already stowed it under the plane. We had to hold my crying baby on a 6 hr flight w/o a car seat.
Anyone knows if there is such a rule? What can I do for compensation?

I believe this is the case on all airlines. for the simple reason

its a sensible rule.
How in the world is the person in the window seat supposed to evacuate in an emergency if there's a doona blocking the way?

[SuperFlyer]

Question:
Airline to be flown: LX
Adults to book: UA award
Infants to book: AC award

Possible?

[solmeir]

I believe this is the case on all airlines. for the simple reason

A simple question would be why does the airline let one assign a middle or aisle seat to an infant? Try to make a booking and assign an aisle seat to a one month old infant. The system will allow it. However, the system will not allow an exit row. Are they expecting that a parent will pay for a seat and strap a one month old into the seatbelt? Obvious answer is that the parent will be putting a car seat for the infant and the booking is allowed. Hence my complaint.

[yochai]

Question:
Airline to be flown: LX
Adults to book: UA award
Infants to book: AC award

Possible?

You’d need 1 adult with the infant on AC

[SuperFlyer]

You’d need 1 adult with the infant on AC

But if I want the adult not to be booked with AC?

[yochai]

But if I want the adult not to be booked with AC?

If you want a huge headache for a 5% success chance, you can try booking with an adult and then cancel the adult and try to link it to the United booking.

[SuperFlyer]

If you want a huge headache for a 5% success chance, you can try booking with an adult and then cancel the adult and try to link it to the United booking.

I considered that, but as much as I want to help a friend, there is a limit.

[yfr bachur]

A simple question would be why does the airline let one assign a middle or aisle seat to an infant? Try to make a booking and assign an aisle seat to a one month old infant. The system will allow it. However, the system will not allow an exit row. Are they expecting that a parent will pay for a seat and strap a one month old into the seatbelt? Obvious answer is that the parent will be putting a car seat for the infant and the booking is allowed. Hence my complaint.

Unfortunately, obvious to you... but no basis in reality. As I said above

buying a seat for an infant ≠ necessarily the intention to place any sort of seat there.

Its a place to put the infant down, I've done it multiple times w/o a carseat.
The exit row is not allowed bec the occupants of the row must be able to help in event of evacuation. You can't be under 16/18, or infirm or pregnant or have a lap infant either. I've seen them move people out of the exit row bec the FA evaluated them as not physicaly fit enough.
Why not try your luck claiming compensation anyway? It's worth the shot. Worse case scenario they say no.

[JMHO]

Trying to figure out what to do with baby. he will be 2 and a month (25 months) when we fly to israel, and i think he would sleep better with me in a lie-flat bed, but practically paying the points for a 3rd business seat seems like a waste.

You + baby = 2 seats, where's the third?

does ELAL or Delta check the passport date of the child to confirm they are under 24 months to be able to be a lap infant? (i know about the safety considerations and have only had him as a lap infant once with several times in a seat, but its hard to get him to actually sleep in his carseat).

Ask here? forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=12784.0

[shiframeir]

You + baby = 2 seats, where's the third?

the rebetzin of course