Flying with children poses a variety of difficulties. Aside from the challenge of managing youthful squirreliness within the confines of a crowded passenger compartment, even booking the flight might not be simple. Airline policies change from time to time, and different companies have different rules.
Imagine this real-life scenario:
You’re traveling across the Atlantic with your toddler. The airline you’re flying charges 10 percent of the ticket price to hold the child in your lap. However, that deal is only available for children under two. Your child is 26 months, just over the limit, for which the airline requires you to buy the child her own seat for 90 percent of the full ticket price.
You know the child will spend virtually ...
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