traveling with children

... and qantas.com is down. Again. Seriously, is there another so-called top company whose website is so cr@p?? Regards, BD

The latest Qantas changes to lounge access prompted me to look at the eligibility for children / family access to lounges. On the Qantas web site there is now a very detailed table listing the lounge access options / restrictions for children visiting the various lounges. The most obvious...

Just a quick question, does Delta charge the same price for adults as they do children? I am looking to go from Sydney to the US and it seems that there is no difference in price between them. Can anyone shed some light on this one? Thanks

Day 1. Our morning started at 1 am (actually the Mrs never went to bed). I had a couple of final things to pack, and load the bags into the car and wake up the kids. We finally left home just a little past 2am for the drive up to SYD, stopping briefly at Marulan to stretch the legs. We hit the...

Hi, Is it acceptable (as per say EY or most top airlines) to have say two adults flying F and two kids (aged 7 and 10) flying in Y or J ? Or does the entire family have to be seated together (in the same cabin) is the kids are <17 ? Thanks

Not a flight I would want to be on, at least not on the lower deck: SIXTY children have been hit by suspected food poisoning on a seven-hour flight from Dubai to London. The children, who belong to a choir called Only Kids Aloud, were returning home from a performance in Cape Town, South...

When I flew internationally last year I took an empty bottle for my 2yo and filled it up with milk from the coffee machine. By the time we boarded and ready for take off it had cooled enough for her to drink it while making the climb and keeping her ears popped.

Hello fellow AFF, A quick question, I am heading domestically with 2 kids tomorrow, (only BNE to SYD) but my wife is instant that we need to take a bottle of milk for each of the kids as it will be a tricky time of the day. My question us, as I have never flown with kids before, is can I pack...

Yet another man hate article based on sexual stereotypes. Why this type of misandry is allowed to be published is beyond me. However, it needs to be exposed and called out. It's an old and oft repeated canard but because the accused is male it's apparently acceptable.

11 April 2014 Virgin Australia today launched the ‘High Flyer Passport’, a new initiative designed to recognise Australia’s youngest flyers. Available from today across Virgin Australia’s domestic and international network, the passport encourages travellers aged 10 and under to collect...

Just wondering what the situation is if an adult using a legitimately obtained guest pass accesses the lounge and is traveling with two children, in this case aged 1 and 4? If the pax had status, the normal and generous QFF rules re lounge access for children would apply. As they don't and are...

I'm seeking your experiences of flying on Christmas Eve or Day to Europe with 2 small kids. If we went this year, they would be 18mths and 5, but the somewhat sad state of finances mean it is more likely to be the year after. Have you done it and would you do it again? I'm guessing that there...

Hello, I'm hoping that someone can provide some good advice on seating. We have booked a flight with Qantas to Singapore. It is on a 747-400. We are flying with an infant and have asked for a bassinet. The agent advised that we could choose the bassinet seating either behind the Toilets...

I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on an issue. The family (2 adults and 3 kids) are planning on going to Orlando in September. I was wondering what happens to the kids points that are earned on the flight. Can I claim them under my FF membership or do they go to waste? The kids...

Does anyone know if SQ will allow intra-Europe connections on *A partners (with minor backtracking) to be tacked onto the "end" of an Australia-Europe SQ award itinerary - both in terms of whether it's allowed at all, and if so, how it affects the points-price? The reason for asking, in case...

Interesting article which I thought of sharing...nothing to do with flying, which is why it's in Playground forum. Don't have children unless you are ready to marry, says judge - Telegraph

I found out recently that my nephews have never flown. They are in their teens. I'd like to take them on a short haul domestic flight. Do I need written approval from their parents? I have the same surname as them. I did look at a flight which include BNE to SYD on QF8. That would require...

I've got a family holiday in a few weeks, flying EK A380 both ways but booked through Emirates out and Qantas return. I will have Gold status with each airline separately. Is there any chance of getting my two children (4 & 6) into the Emirates lounge as well as my wife?

Hi guys and gals, Am 1 flight away from WP (yippee!) anyway, am already planning some family international trips out of Sydney. My question is can I guest my wife and child 2.5 years old or only 1 of them? I.e does a young child count as an extra guest? I presume it wouldn't but I don't...