Tami W wrote:We'll be traveling to the Dominican this summer for a wedding. My son will be 11 mths at that time and will still need to be in a car seat. What I'm not sure of is how this gets transported? Do we take it with us on the plane or does it need to be checked? Will we need to install it on the taxi/bus when we get there? Sorry if this is a silly question...
Hi Tammy,
We took Patty to Cuba in January and did not take a car seat. She sat on our laps on the plane, on the bus and in taxis. Their laws did not require that she be strapped in. It's all a matter of safety and what you feel comfortable with.
If you want the safety of a a car seat, take the one that fits into your stroller - and take the stroller. Both will be allowed to be used up to the actual door of the plane. If you have purchased a seat for your son, you will check the stroller at the door of the plane and you can use the carseat on the plane. Check with the airline, they will determine how you strap him in. I imagine it would be rear facing using the lap belt. If your son will be sitting on your lap for the flight, you will simply check both the car seat and stroller at the door of the air plane.
Whether or not you have purchased a seat for your son, tell the agent when you check your bags that your stroller and or car seat will need to be checked at the door of the plane. They will provide special tags. When you arrive in the DR, your stroller and or car seat will unloaded and may be picked up with your luggage.
Most car seats can be used in any car using the lap belt in the back seat. You would have to consult your car seat guide. Of course all of this is provided that your son still fits into his original baby carseat and that you can take/have a stroller that holds a car seat.
Thanx/Colleen
