Phuketindex’s Top tips for parents flying with kids

As hundreds of thousands of families prepare to jet off on their holidays, Phuketindex has prepared a list of top tips for flying with children.

If you plan to take your own car seat for the flight, check with your airline before travelling to make sure the seat fits the airline’s criteria, as different airlines have different requirements.
Before your child’s first flight in their own seat, sit them on the sofa at home with a cushion between you as the armrest, explaining how it’s going to be on board.
Take a small compact travel pushchair for easy cabin stowage onboard – regular sized pushchairs or strollers will normally have to go as hold luggage.
Pack their favourite teddy, pillow or comfort blanket – to help them get to sleep more easily and make it feel more like home.
Sometimes waiting for take-off or leaving the aircraft can be boring for young children – a bag of treats can work well at this point as a distraction.
While visiting the flight deck mid-flight is no longer allowed, if you ask the crew they are usually happy to arrange for children to see flight deck after landing.

If you are flying somewhere with a big time difference try to allow yourselves two days when you get back to give your children time to get back into normal time and their normal routine, before they go back to nursery or school.