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Flying with children-do I need id? carseats?



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amother
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Post Sun, Oct 27 2019, 11:31 pm
This is my first time flying with my little kids. Do I need to bring id for them? carseats?
they are 2 and 6 yrs old.

thank you!
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amother
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Post Sun, Oct 27 2019, 11:52 pm
I could’ve written this Smile also flying with my kids age 2 and 6 and wondering the same!
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amother
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Post Sun, Oct 27 2019, 11:57 pm
amother [ OP ] wrote:
This is my first time flying with my little kids. Do I need to bring id for them? carseats?
they are 2 and 6 yrs old.

thank you!


depends if your flying local. I went to israel with a 2, 5, and 8 year old. for the 2 year old I recommend a car seat as they sit and sleep better in it.
Traveling out of the country so we needed passports for all.
Not sure about domestic travel though
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amother
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Post Sun, Oct 27 2019, 11:59 pm
For domestic travel they need just birth cert. And they dont need car seat. In fact the 2 yr old can probably sit on your lap & pay a cheaper fare
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amother
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Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 12:04 am
Does it have to be the real birth certificate or could it be a copy? I am flying domestic
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amother
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Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 12:09 am
amother [ White ] wrote:
For domestic travel they need just birth cert. And they dont need car seat. In fact the 2 yr old can probably sit on your lap & pay a cheaper fare


No birth certificate or id for domestic unless they are under two to prove they are eligible to be a lap child. Two and over must buy a seat and it’s safest for them to be in a car seat.
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amother
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Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 12:12 am
Do they need car seats for the plane ? It’s just another 2 big things we have to bring.
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amother
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Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 12:39 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Do they need car seats for the plane ? It’s just another 2 big things we have to bring.

No
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amother
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Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 12:40 am
amother [ OP ] wrote:
Does it have to be the real birth certificate or could it be a copy? I am flying domestic

Has to be original. In fact it is illegal to photocopy a birth cert AFAIK
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amother
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Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 12:43 am
amother [ White ] wrote:
Has to be original. In fact it is illegal to photocopy a birth cert AFAIK


No way that is true.
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SuperWify




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 6:08 am
Bring the car seat for you two year old for the plane of your flight is over 3 hours. Make sure it has a travel FAA approval.
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Oct 28 2019, 6:14 am
Carseat is so american, never seen it and I'm a traveler
ID yes, doesn't cost you to bring though I've not always been been asked
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Ima4therecord




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Oct 29 2019, 10:16 pm
I was actually looking this up... I went on Jetblue's website and it said this

Children

Children under the age of 18 and traveling on a domestic flight do not need to show identification or documentation unless they are under 14 days old (physician’s letter required) or are traveling as a lap child (proof of age may be required).

Infants/lap child

Customers traveling with an infant as a lap child will be asked for proof of age, such as a passport, birth certificate (photo or digital copies are acceptable for domestic travel) or an immunization record.

Infants between three and 14 days old must also have, in the form of a letter, their doctor's approval to travel.
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amother
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Post Tue, Oct 29 2019, 10:27 pm
Thank you!
I actually called the faa and the airline and they both said I don’t need Id.
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mommy12




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 30 2019, 12:07 am
We only needed ID when our kids were lap children. When they had tickets we didn't need any ID. We always brought carseats with us. Even though it was a pain the kids sat so much better in their car seats on the plane than in a regular seat. And if we didn't bring them we would need to arrange a car seat on the other end which was very difficult in some instances. It was easier to bring.
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flower2




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Oct 30 2019, 5:35 am
I would take 2yo car seat- its safer and more comfortable for ur kid in the plane and aren't you going to need it when using car at ur destination anyway?
If u have a very heavy one, maybe borrow a lighter one from someone for ur trip or buy a cheap one like cosco seneca
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