Flying solo with infant twins? How?

babydontforget

Has anybody here ever flown alone with their infant twins?  

My husband will be on tour next month (he's a musician), and I'd like to fly out with the boys to meet with him on one of his dates. We have flown a couple times with the boys, but always together--and each time we've had to sit in different rows because of the infant air masks only being one to a row.

Given I'm not psyched about putting a baby on a separate row, I can't figure out how to pull this off. I suppose I could sit with one baby in an aisle seat, and then buy the opposite aisle seat for the other baby and sit him there in his car seat...

Am I missing an option? 

leogrl

I have done this a few times.  The only two options I have been allowed is they put both babies next to you, but you have to be the one in the isle seat due to regulations stating that the infants can't block the isle seat. so I have had them  usually in the middle row (of a 5 seater row) with me on an aisle seat and them next to me.... and on the smaller plane, they put us in a three seat side with me in the aisle once again and the babies on the inside next to the window.  I would be sure to get to the gate early to make sure they can make arrangements for you to sit together if your tickets don't already reflect that they are.  Good luck!

sunnybrook.

Car seats have to be at the window seat. You may be able to buy a seat for the window carseat baby and then have the other LO in your lap. I don't think the issue with air masks is one infant per row, but that there are only 4 masks per row. Therefore, you can't have 2 lap babies in one row, KWIM?

kafunder

If I were you, I'd try to buy one or two seats for the babies plus your own. You could have one baby in his car seat in the seat and one baby as a lap baby. To get around the airport, I'd wear one baby in an ergo and then use something like this for the other baby:

https://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Toddler-Seat-Travel-Accessory/dp/B000JHN3AS

The biggest problem would be getting through security b/c you would need to carry both babies at once through the metal detector or rely on the kindness of others to help you get both babies through.

leogrl

Also, I forgot to add....

You can take a stroller with you and have it gate checked with most airlines, and when you land they have the stroller waiting for you at the gate when you get out, though security is a pain as you have to remove the babies from the carseats and take them through the metal detector, the carseats usually have to go through the x-ray machine.  And all bottles have to be out and visable just like any other liquid. But the people there are usually happy to help....

babydontforget

Thanks for these ideas!