traveling with children

Hi there, First thread so here goes... Looking at a family holiday to use some QF points. Thought that to maximise the points per $, that it may be better to book the adults using points, and then pay in $ for the child (seeing int'l kids fare is cheaper than an adult, as opposed to using...

Hey just wanted to clarify the QF lounge access policy:-Ill be flying BA (as a OWE) with my wife soon. Will i have problems bringing in my 2 kids (3 yo and 6 mths)?I understand that two children under 18 generally dont count as guests - but is this only for members under the QF program?

In the last 6 months, I've flown 1 adult, 3 YO and 6 month old to DXB on F out of Sydney (using Qantas Points on Emirates A380) and 2 adults 3YO and 10month old on J to MXB via DXB (using Emirates points on Emirates A380). I am a Bronze Qantas FF, and my Husband is a Gold (now platinum) Skywards...

Hi All, I am looking to redeem some J award seats next year. Including children seems to throw an error - do I just redeem them as an adult ? Is there any discount - is it worth calling qantas to find out ? Cheers Dave

Hi All, I am looking for some insight with Alitalia. I have booked a recent trip to Bali with the family, flying Garuda ex MEL and wanted to utilize my Alitalia Gold Status for lounge access. I noticed that Alitalia have a family pooling option with MilleMiglia Kids. While their T&C's do not...

News & Commercial Alerts This one has an ACA headline story written all over it: "My child was really looking forward to visiting their grandparents for school holidays but Qantas refused to let them on board because he/she had a ventolin puffer and we didn't have a letter from the doctor..."...

Hi everyone! With the refurbished planes on the VA Bne-Lax flights where is the bassinet now? We have sat in economy row 20 before and now alocated 21A,B,C for an upcoming flight with infant and child. Is 21 A-C a bassinet position now? Thanks!

I don't have a link but just saw this pop up on ABC24. No injuries but live pictures look interesting. http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Mike-Pence-Campaign-Plane-Slides-off-Runway-LaGuardia-398964271.html

My daughter & her husband are travelling with a 3yo & 16 month old MEL to LAX for Christmas - lucky for me, I'm on a different flight, but that doesn't mean I'm not sympathetic to all the other pax! So 1 idea, a ride on suitcase has been researched & we found the Jet-kids version not only is...

Hi All, The family and I will be travelling to coughet in April next year for a family wedding. From Perth we'll fly SQ to SIN then Slik Air to coughet (same on return) I'm currently a gold VA member and should Plat by the tome this trip rolls around... Looking at SQ lounge access on the VA...

Hi, wife and I are travelling to Japan with two kids aged 5 & 2 and i have some specific questions mostly around the JR Pass and getting from hotels to the station that I hope you can help me with....:) Breakdown of our stay is below: Park Hyatt Tokyo 3 Nights Intercontinental...

Hi all Looking for some advice / feedback from parents of small children who have travelled in Emirates and / or Singapore J and F. Myself, husband and toddler are seasoned travellers (and toddler has travelled extensively in J cabin, both with own seat and as lap infant in CX, but no other...

You flew where???? OMG are you stupid???? That has been the response for the past week to our recent trip. For those who have read some of the "don't fly direct..." type posts, you might have seen some of the insane things I put my family through. However, this one takes the cake. The first...

Hi Everyone! In a very happy turn of events, I am moving to Cranfield (a small town outside of London) from Perth with my family (wife and 3 children, 2, 4, & 6)where I will be studying on a fully funded scholarship. It's been quite a few years since I have travelled extensively and have never...

Hi All. I have two Kids (15 and 17yrs)...both have 13,434 points that are due to expire in November along with their Krisflyer accounts. We live in Perth and I have around 120,000 points in my account. As I understand it, 25,000 points will buy a return direct flight to Auckland NZ with Air New...

Hi All, Am going to HK in June with SWMBO the mini Colsters and are going to go to mainland for five nights. The boys are 10 and 8 and whilst I have been to Shanghai and Beijing, I have never done either as a tourist. So the question is, which city does the community recommend for the kids? I...

We have a redemption flight using Velocity points on a DL segment. I just got an email stating: Dear Mr Tiki We have attempted to contact you multiple times regarding changes on your redemption flight with booking reference number xx_xx_. We are sorry to advise you that your Delta Air...

Hi all, love this forum and wanted to seek your advice on something I can't quite clarify on the Virgin/Velocity website: We have just booked return flights SYD-ULURU for (2) adults and (2) children, one is 12 and one is 14. The 14 year old is autistic and is usually afforded a generous degree...

Happy April Fools' Day :shock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB5p-G3aIOo

I heard the woman who runs this site talking on the radio and she seemed very sensible. Useful for parents travelling I hope. Baby Travel Resources, Tips & Advice – Babies Who Travel