![]() ![]() Some airlines like Spirit are explicit about the acceptable size of car seats. There are numerous reasons why, but the net result is that plenty of non-US seats are just way too big to fit in skimpy American airplane seats. Third, many other countries just don’t have the same selection of ultra-compact travel car seats that the US has. Read more about bringing your car seat to Australia. Australian planes often have a few of the required tether points at the back of the plane (which you need to reserve in advance on the phone), but planes in other countries won’t have them. Second, some car seats (like Australian seats) require the use of a rear-facing tether. If your car seat can only be installed with ISOFIX and the airplane just has seatbelts, you’re out of luck. First, many car seats made in other countries can be installed with either LATCH/UAS/ISOFIX or a seatbelt – but not both. There are a few reasons for this difference. Many car seats in other countries can’t be secured on planes. If you’re reading this article and you’re not American (or Canadian – our seats are usually the same though the specific rules may vary slightly up north), I’m sorry. You can see my lovely model below showing off her combination seat on a flight to Hawaii.Ĭombination car seat is in when used with the harness However, if you’re bringing a “harnessed booster seat” on the plane – which we CPSTs generally call a combination seat – you can absolutely use it with the harness on your flight. There’s some murkiness about whether or not you’ll be able to use them in fancier classes (like Polaris) of service as they begin to integrate lap-shoulder belts, but thus far airlines have said “no”. If you plan to use the Ride Safer for travel, it pairs well with the CARES harness for some kids – more info here.Īll belt positioning boosters – Belt-positioning booster seats all require the use of a lap-shoulder belt, not a lap belt alone. ![]() There’s been talk for maaaany years of an add-on to gain FAA-approval, but I’m starting to worry that it’s an urban legend. At present, the Ride Safer is not approved for airplane use. Ride Safer travel vest – If you’ve read this site before, you’ll know how much I love the Ride Safer travel vest – check out my full review here. ![]() Want to know all my best secrets? Click here to learn how to travel with your car seat like a pro! This is understandable but a little disappointing given how compact it is. Nuna REVV – Finally, in case you haven’t picked up on the theme yet, the all-new Nuna REVV rotating car seat is not FAA approved. It’s also enormous, so you wouldn’t want to! You’re better off with one of these ultra- portable convertible car seats.īaby Jogger City Turn – Yet another rotating car seat that can’t be used on the plane. It also won’t fit in lots of airplane seats because it’s 20″ wide. Let’s not be all that sad, because it weighs 31 pounds and would be really cumbersome to try to install on a plane anyway. For frequent travelers, I recommend that you check out one of these great travel infant car seats instead.Ĭybex Sirona S – The ultra-fancy Cybex Sirona S convertible car seat is not approved for use on airplanes, as the airplane seatbelt isn’t compatible with the installation mechanism. That said, it’s still a very bulky option and may not fit well on airlines that have small seat pitch. You can install the base on the aircraft seat and then click your car seat in. If your base’s sticker says otherwise, contact Nuna to get a new one. Update: Thanks to my astute reader Hannah who shared that the current Nuna Pipa Lite base is FAA-approved. The new Nuna Pipa Lite RX does allow for baseless installation. The Pipa Lite, Lite R and Lite LX are now discontinued, so you won’t have to worry about this confusing issue if you’re shopping for a seat in 2023. There is no seatbelt guide on the Nuna Pipa Lite or its newer cousin the Nuna Pipa Lite R (or Lite LX). Nuna Pipa Lite (and Lite R/Lite LX) – These infant car seats are not approved for use on airplanes alone because they don’t have any way to be installed without the base. Love the hifold, but can’t use it on the planeĪs of this writing, there are very few American and Canadian car seats that can’t be used on a plane.
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