BA club world bulkhead child seats

Hi,

My wife, son and I are booked to travel LHR-JFK on a BA 744 in Club World.
My son will be 22 months at the time of travel, so I have reserved seats
seats 20E/F and one of the child seats (not a bassinet) that BA can provide
which will hang on the bulkhead in front of our seats.

Ideally, I would prefer a window seat - even though this means the pair of
seats face in differnt directions. Can anyone confirm that a child seat is
availible by seats A/B or J/K in Club World, either upstairs or downstairs,
and if so which rows?

TIA

> 1. Call the airline about these questions.

Unfortunately I can't seem to get a definative answer from BA. I was hoping
someone who has used the child seats (or just travels regularly in CW) could
shed some light.

> 2. You have bought seats for all three family members, havent' you?

No. Tickets for all 3 family members, but as our son is under two he does
not get a seat, as I paid only 10% for his ticket. BA have reserved one of
the child seats for him free, which is the safest and most comfortable
option.

Arty

In message <2004011610065970496@operamail.com>, Air
<magwaus@operamail.com> writes
>You managed to sit a nearly 2 yr old on your lap without it touching the
>seat in front? How did you eat?

Maybe I was lucky - always managed to get a bulkhead seat, which the
airlines appear to reserve for this purpose.

>I have had toddlers behind me on their parents laps and it's HELL. My
>hair got pulled by them grabbing the top of the seat constantly. They
>also kicked the chair non stop as there was no room for them to move
>without doing so.

Older kids do all of that, when sat in their own seats :-(
--
Roland Perry

The message <UmbqwyAJI9BAFASK@perry.co.uk>
from Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> contains these words:

> Maybe I was lucky - always managed to get a bulkhead seat, which the
> airlines appear to reserve for this purpose.

Depends on the number aboard I suppose. Yes I've had some, but also been
on flights where there were just too many to all have a bulkhead.

> >I have had toddlers behind me on their parents laps and it's HELL. My
> >hair got pulled by them grabbing the top of the seat constantly. They
> >also kicked the chair non stop as there was no room for them to move
> >without doing so.
> Older kids do all of that, when sat in their own seats :-(

Yes.. and adults too [they can be worse], but they should know better.
Toddlers are in the process learning how to behave, and testing how far
they can get.

--
Pam

In article <UmbqwyAJI9BAFASK@perry.co.uk>,
Roland Perry <roland@perry.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <2004011610065970496@operamail.com>, Air
> <magwaus@operamail.com> writes
> >You managed to sit a nearly 2 yr old on your lap without it touching the
> >seat in front? How did you eat?
>
> Maybe I was lucky - always managed to get a bulkhead seat, which the
> airlines appear to reserve for this purpose.
>
> >I have had toddlers behind me on their parents laps and it's HELL. My
> >hair got pulled by them grabbing the top of the seat constantly. They
> >also kicked the chair non stop as there was no room for them to move
> >without doing so.
>
> Older kids do all of that, when sat in their own seats :-(

it is MUCH easier to make sure kids don't kick seats and pull hair when
they have their own seat -- it is nearly impossible when in a lap --

In message <jenn-B474E9.10224616012004@news.vanderbilt.edu>, Jenn
<jenn@hmplc.com> writes
>it is MUCH easier to make sure kids don't kick seats and pull hair when
>they have their own seat -- it is nearly impossible when in a lap --

I'd have thought it was the reverse. Oh well.
--
Roland Perry

In message <bu8pen0au1@drn.newsguy.com>, Banty
<Banty_member@newsguy.com> writes
>This I dont' get either. Perhaps things have changed (my son is now 11), but I
>brought his car seat onboard with me for every flight until he was three.

[...]

>(at that time I was only flying domestic US, though).

Perhaps it was an FAA-approved US-supplied seat? At around that same
time I made enquiries and was told that UK-supplied seats were banned.
--
Roland Perry

On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:40:34 +0200, Binyamin Dissen
<postingid@dissensoftware.com> wrote:

[ Snip ]

>:>You managed to sit a nearly 2 yr old on your lap without it touching the
>:>seat in front? How did you eat?
>
>Perhaps some peoples stomachs are a lot smaller than yours?

Or perhaps some are in Club World? Like the OP...

[ Snip ]

>Perhaps not all have as much money to throw around as you claim to?

Yet the OP had bought two Club World seats...

Malc.

In message <bua4av020jq@drn.newsguy.com>, Banty
<Banty_member@newsguy.com> writes
>>>it is MUCH easier to make sure kids don't kick seats and pull hair when
>>>they have their own seat -- it is nearly impossible when in a lap --
>>
>>I'd have thought it was the reverse. Oh well.
>
>Simply because there's less room between you and the seat in front than the seat
>back and the seat in front. Not sure how you're looking at it...

The kid on the lap is much easier to supervise.
--
Roland Perry

In article <4008f61e$0$10062$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>,
"Arty" <arty744@removethisbit.m> wrote:

> "Banty" <Banty_member@newsguy.com> wrote in message
> news:bua4h2021b5@drn.newsguy.com...
> > In article <40084d91$0$2431$cc9e4d1f@news.dial.pipex.com>, Arty says...
> >
> > Next time before you go telling me that I said something, please check the
> > thread - the "greed" comment was made by Jenn.
> >
> > Would you consider it after you check the quotes and threading?? Let's
> see...
> >
>
> Banty - Certainly, and I do unreservedly. I made a mistake, and should have
> double-checked who the poster was before I hit send. I genuinely hope you
> will accept my apology.
>
> Jenn - how about you?
>
> Arty.
>
>

if you have an actual free child seat that accomodates a two year old on
BA -- then of course buying a seat is not necessary

I do note that the BA site specifically indicates that these may not be
reserved so whether you have one or not is apparently not clear till you
are sitting in the seat