Hi all,
Posting for traffic
We're looking to travel from the UK to Florida with a just turned one year old and an almost three year old so was wondering if you had any tips for the plane really as that's the part I'm dreading the most! We're hoping to get a direct flights but there's a potential they may be a lay over.
What are some really good tips for the plane as I want it to go as smooth as possible, I'm a bit paranoid about the kiddies disturbing everyone else around us.
I thought I'd ask here as they'll be bound to be something I didn't think of - I can't take them when they're older (not at the moment anyway) as this trip is mostly being paid for as it's a wider family holiday (very thankful) but it'll just be me, DH and two dc on the plane as we need to leave a couple of days later than everyone else.
Thank you
To ask how to travel long haul with a one and two year old?
Waiteflower · 11/12/2022 00:52
Christmasfairywish · 11/12/2022 03:35
Don’t… Just don’t . Will be a nightmare for you, every other passenger listening to your children crying (which really isn’t fair tbh!), and to your children. Your toddler especially will hate being trapped on the plane for such a length of time and will likely be vocal in letting everyone know about it.
wait till they are older for such a long flight. If you must go on holiday go somewhere like Greece or Spain which is a much shorter flight.
Your children won’t even remember this holiday, so I think it’s a selfish and entitled thing to take them on such a long haul flight for an unnecessary journey. I feel sorry for the passengers sitting near you.
PoTayToes80 · 11/12/2022 04:13
🙄 to this comment.
I’ve just done a 32 hour long haul with a 10 month old. First half, fine. Second half he was really overtired, couldn’t settle and cried quite a bit. It wasn’t fun but also it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Everyone was really lovely. And honestly the plane noise is loud enough to muffle a fair bit of the baby crying noise.
You won’t get a bassinet for the baby, unless your baby is on the small side. But I’d still pay for the extra legroom seats in the bassinet row. The room really helps and also anyone else who has booked seats in those rows will either be other families or people who should be well aware they’ve booked near the baby row.
Christmasfairywish · 11/12/2022 03:35
Don’t… Just don’t . Will be a nightmare for you, every other passenger listening to your children crying (which really isn’t fair tbh!), and to your children. Your toddler especially will hate being trapped on the plane for such a length of time and will likely be vocal in letting everyone know about it.
wait till they are older for such a long flight. If you must go on holiday go somewhere like Greece or Spain which is a much shorter flight.
Your children won’t even remember this holiday, so I think it’s a selfish and entitled thing to take them on such a long haul flight for an unnecessary journey. I feel sorry for the passengers sitting near you.
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