This one mama's guide to air travel with kids
On our last big trip abroad, The Daddy of the family flew back 2 weeks before me - which meant that the final trip home was just me and my two littles aged 1 and 3. This was no joke of a trip: from door to door it was more than 40 hours: 1 hr check in, 2 hr flight, 3 hr international layover (and baggage change and passport control), 16 hour flight, 2 hr international layover (and baggage change and security/passport control), then RUN to make final connection for a 5 hour final flight.... but we missed it... so add another 2 hour delay, 3 hours flight, 2 hour layover, 3 hour flight. With the 1-year old on my lap. And THEN we got home. Read the rest here....
posted by Bronwyn at 8:07 am
5 Comments:
brilliant. Good running indeed. And, yes, flying with kids IS a military operation.
Some really good tips there - thanks for sharing Bronwyn!
Daniel.
You are SUCH a champion! I SO appreciate this post--it's helpful and encouraging!!! Well done, mama. You should give motivational talks on the subject:)
Thank you for this!! We were just discussing a possible trip last night, and wondering how a then-20-month-old would handle a very long flight... I am much encouraged by you :)
P.S: if the trip is less than 6 hours, I highly recommend taking a DVD player!! (or iPad, if you have one... or I guess an iPhone if you were willing to supervise the games).
On the few across-the-country trips I've done with my kids, the DVD player plus a smaller "bag of tricks" did the trick... but for longer flights I don't think the weight and bulk of a DVD player is worth just 3-4 hours of battery life.
You are a SUPERWOMAN!!!! Well done :-)
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