Comments on: Airlines: Please Stop Allowing the “Lap Child”

By: John

John — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:32:49 +0000

” … frankly, if you can’t afford the airfare….TAKE A BUS!”

What an outrageous statement to make. Snobbery aside, statistically air travel is among the safest so why you believe a child on a bus would be safer is a mystery!

By: Chelita

Chelita — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 05:46:10 +0000

We are going on vacation and I hadn’t bought my third child, my baby son, who is 8 months old a ticket. The airline acted like it was perfectly fine. I happened to be looking on Disney’s site for something else and came across a mom panel that was speaking about flights and somehow came across this subject. I started frantically searching online and researching. After much prayer and realizing how dangerous it could be my husband and I bought our baby son a ticket this evening. It was a hundred dollars more than we paid for everyone else’s in the family and it took a huge chunk out of our funds for fun while we are there. BUT he is so precious and we worked so hard to get him here. We love him so much. My spirit would not be settled over the matter. As soon as we bought that ticket we were so joyous feeling. It isn’t right that I have a belt to help me in survival situations on a plane ride and he isn’t. He is my baby. He was intrusted to me by God and God tells us to gain wisdom, seek it, and then use it. It would be nice to save money…but he is our treasure. Thankyou for posting this! I never knew! Thankyou for caring about my baby and educating me today.

By: TwinCitiesGal

TwinCitiesGal — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:57:59 +0000

Thanks for commenting on such valid points, Alex.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:48:38 +0000

I am shocked by the amount of people who would put saving money over the safety of their child. Would you skip buying a car seat to save money…..no because it would be extremely dangerous. An plane travels at over 100 miles per hour during take off and landing, and faster in the air. Also quit demanding the airlines offer you a reduced seat charge. If your kid taking up a seat, they pay full price. It shouldn’t matter if they are little or an adult. A seat is a seat.

By: TwinCitiesGal

TwinCitiesGal — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:54:48 +0000

It is madness. As for the lap child extensions, that is true our planes do not accommodate them. But there is a reason. If the plane stops suddenly or crashes, the parent’s body can crush the child.

By: Unaccompanied minors need to be five to fly | Best Family Travel Advice

Unaccompanied minors need to be five to fly | Best Family Travel Advice — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 20:18:22 +0000

[...] tot to his or her destination. A toddler is too old to be a lap child, in most cases (although the lap child policy has its own issues). If purchasing an additional ticket for an adult is completely out of the question, perhaps the [...]

By: Soeren

Soeren — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:29:37 +0000

Maybe a silly question.. But is it really the case that you guys in the states are not forced to hook lap children into a seatbelt that is then attached into your own seatbelt?

If not that is insane. This is the way its done on all flights that I know off in europe.

Yes, there is still a risk, but just sitting there with your arms around your baby is just madness.