Hi team, I am doing a domestic flight in a couple of weeks with my family, VA metal using Krisflyer points to book. We have a 1yo who is turning 2 a couple of weeks after we travel, and really needs his own seat as he sits still for around 5 seconds.
When I booked there was no option to book a seat for the infant, and the Krisflyer terms specifically state that this is not possible when booking a redemption flight on another carrier. So I followed the advice given in other threads, and backdated his birthday so I could use points to book a seat for him as a child.
I've now realised that the new Virgin baggage policy for children only includes 2 pieces of checked luggage, whereas for infants includes 3 pieces. It's looking like we are going to need all 3 pieces (gotta love travelling with kids!) - is it worth trying to get Virgin to change is birthday back to infant range so I can use the infant luggage allowance? Or is that not possible once the trip has been ticketed, or worse will it mean we will lose his seat?
When I booked there was no option to book a seat for the infant, and the Krisflyer terms specifically state that this is not possible when booking a redemption flight on another carrier. So I followed the advice given in other threads, and backdated his birthday so I could use points to book a seat for him as a child.
I've now realised that the new Virgin baggage policy for children only includes 2 pieces of checked luggage, whereas for infants includes 3 pieces. It's looking like we are going to need all 3 pieces (gotta love travelling with kids!) - is it worth trying to get Virgin to change is birthday back to infant range so I can use the infant luggage allowance? Or is that not possible once the trip has been ticketed, or worse will it mean we will lose his seat?
