If you flew with a 2-3yr old . .

angelina477

did they sit in their car seat or in the airplane seat? Just wondering if a convertible car seat will fit on the plan seats. What did you do?

doodlebug914

Ethan was 2 years, 2 months when we flew.  We used his convertible seat on the way down, and on the way home we gate checked his seat and he sat in the regular seat.  He did fine both ways

Moesten

At 2.5 we had her just sit in the airplane seat and it worked out fine. 

teacherjess

We flew last Xmas with Leah, who was 2.5 at the time. We brought her convertible carseat and it fit fine, even though the airline insisted it wouldn't and that we needed to gate-check it. I was ticked about that. But I proved them wrong and it fit just fine. She loved it and let us buckle her in and everything just as if she were in a regular car.

MrsMandaK

Lily was 2 when we flew with her for the first time. She just sat in the airplane seat and I rented a CARES harness for her from someone on eBay.

little-peanut

We have flewn several times with Griffin since he turned 2 and have never brought the carseat with us.  He has been absolutely fine just sitting in the airplane seat.