OT travelers...flying with three kids. Logistical advice sought.

Ship the car seats up to canada, before you go

1 year old flys for free on your lap

Check car seats with bags

Put the kids on a greyhound, you and the wife fly first class.

1 year old can sit in your lap. You can check the car seats. Strollers they can put at the bottom of the plane. They're used to handling this, and it's no big deal. There's no point in putting a kid in a car seat on a plane either.

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Sup. My brother lives in Canada and we would like to visit. We have pretty much zero flying experience. None with kids. Any tips?

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I would make him visit us, or I would leave the kids behind.

Seriously man, three young kids is a complete hassle. The one-year-old will likely go into crying fits at takeoff and landing (its the changing air pressure causing it). Your three-year-old will likely throw a tantrum at some point. And your five-year-old will be too curious to take your eyes off in the airport.

Good luck.

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Kids would be 1/3/5 at time of travel.

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First of all, I'd like to wish a great trip with the little ones. Second, I hope they cooperate so you can enjoy yourself on your flight.















































Now with that said you can go frick yourself and if you don't keep demi little bastards quiet I'll smack a ho. Good day.

I wouldn't consider that with even one kid. Good luck.

I fly a lot with mine. They're 4 and 16 months. Been flying internationally with at least one since he was 18 months old. My daughter has been flying since she was 6 weeks old.

Best advice is do what you can to keep the peace. Pack snacks, pack fun candy, pack new toys - just get crap from the $1 section at Target, pack an Ipad with movies, pack sippy cups so they don't spill everywhere, pack lollipops, pack extra clothes for all of the kids and an extra shirt for you and your wife, you can't have too many diapers or wipes, pack Dramamine for Kids for the 5 year old

Board the plane as soon as you can. People pack their kitchen sink nowadays and you could run out of storage space for your stuff. You'll need to put your stuff away before they do.

Just do what you can to keep the peace and be a mindful traveler.

A lot of times when kids are being bad on a plane it's because they're dehydrated. If the flight is long make sure they're drinking water or juice.

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Can you rent car seats?

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Yes

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Send them on the plane with you?

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Yes, you can check them. Idk if domestic (it's possible the airline will consider Canada a domestic flight) charge for them or not. They do not for international flights.

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Two little kids for one seat?

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if they're under 2 they have to sit with you

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Do little ones need to be in their car seats on the plane?

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No, but some people do this. I have never done it.


Best of luck to you.

I've heard you can rent car seats through Enterprise.