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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 21:20

Hi K. Thanks for the clarification. Most economy class passengers on any airline are allowed only 7kgs max each for carry on luggage. I would think from the descriptions provided by posters that this stroller falls under that limit. My query was trying to address the point as to whether or not everyone travelling (including the child) had already reached their max carry on allowances [i'>before [/i'>the stroller was added to the equation. I think the demo idea is a good one - however, there are always over achievers to be found on ground staff who will refuse to budge - hence, my agreement that best to carry it over one's shoulder to avoid possible confrontations. edited by marycatherine on 06/08/2013 <em>edited by marycatherine on 06/08/2013</em>

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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 19:58

I have just done 6 flights with mine. I have always done a quick demo at check in with a ground agent and i have not had a problem. So impressed with the yoyo. Travel has just become so much easier.

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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 10:39

Mine was a Combi stroller that folded up to half the size of a regular umbrella stroller and had a carrying strap on it, so it folded up with one hand then flipped over the shoulder, really small, but those staff manning the gates had eyes like hawks lol. http://www.walmart.com/ip/Combi-Savvy-Stroller-Blue-Lagoon/15423066

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Latest post on 06 August 2013 - 10:31

No one is permitted to have a carry on weighing 20kgs - I don't travel with children but I would assume that weight is assigned to a checked bag. However the OP's solution of folding it before getting to the boarding gate and carrying it seems as if it would be one that would work - goodness knows there are enough people loaded down with duty free [i'>and[/i'>their allotted carry on allowance who breeze on board. Hey Mary Catherine, the 20kg or more I am referring to would be the childs suitcase AND the stroller. That means I would check in my childs suitcase, and it gets weighed. Sometimes the "****" check-in staff then also weigh the stroller to make sure both items combined are not heavier then the allowance. Usually they dont really care about the stroller and they just let you use it until the gate. If the stroller folds up small (which mine didn't) they [b'>should[/b'> allow it on the plane. If it is a huge chunky heavy thing (like mine) they put it in cargo and you can pick it up together with the rest of the suitcases at baggage claim. If you are lucky the strollers come out first, which for me is logic since they are the last thing to get put into cargo. If you are not lucky you sometimes wait for up to an hour panicking with a screaming child on your arm. The whole idea of the yoyo is that it actually fits in the overhead compartment, and if you are traveling alone with more than 1 child or a baby that doesnt walk yet, a stroller on hand might be a life saver.

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 12:28

No one is permitted to have a carry on weighing 20kgs - I don't travel with children but I would assume that weight is assigned to a checked bag. However the OP's solution of folding it before getting to the boarding gate and carrying it seems as if it would be one that would work - goodness knows there are enough people loaded down with duty free [i'>and[/i'>their allotted carry on allowance who breeze on board.

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 09:55

Was it because it was a stroller or did you and your DH and baby have other carry on luggage that already met the limits? I understand that having the stroller at hand when you disembark is a great advantage for your family - perhaps the issue was the number of carry ons (including the stroller)? Usually they allow up to 20 kg of baggage for an additional child, I was also allowed to bring a huge changing bag on top of my stroller (that did get checked in at the gate) for my son when he was still under 1. OP, thanks for the heads up, I will make sure to fold my stroller on time with baby nr2. Been through exactly the same thing and with a stop over and a cranky baby running to another gate + your own bags + heavy changing bag is airport ****. That is why I always carried my son in the ergo when traveling until he got to heavy for me. BTW, some airports do offer small umbrella strollers for free. Has anybody tried booking one of those?

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 09:34

Leave the strollers at home and put baby in a good carrier or wrap. Problem solved. No lost luggage or concerns about whether it can go on board or not. Your hands are free to pull a small suitcase (or not). Unless baby has its own seat, this is the only way I travel. So, so, so much easier. (If baby has a seat, we bring car seat and either a snap n go stroller--if its the infant seat--or a luggage cart that it straps to--for the bigger kid seat--and use that instead of a stroller.)

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 09:26

I put my stroller in the hold and it come back at the other end with 3 wheels. (when i put it on it had 4) it also come out with the other luggage which wasn't great as i was traveling alone with a 2 year old and new born and it was a 15 min walk from the plane to the baggage ? This time i bought a quinny zapp and folded it at the door of the plane and put it on the plane, the staff said no to start of with but when i showed them how small it went it wasn't a problem, Made my journey so much easier,

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 08:12

Agree with TDB, lots can go wrong if they take the stroller off you at the gate, its likely to get damaged in the hold for one thing. Had this happen travelling with DD and baby, they took the buggy off us at the door of the plane saying it would go into the hold. As we taxied down the runway we looked out the window and there was the stroller sitting forgotten on the tarmac, we never saw it again.

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 03:10

we've had our buggy put into the hold but we've left it at the entrance to the aircraft and it's been waiting there for us when we've landed so it's never been a problem... You struck lucky. What about when you were transiting another airport? Will they do it then? I don't know - we only travel direct !!

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 03:04

we've had our buggy put into the hold but we've left it at the entrance to the aircraft and it's been waiting there for us when we've landed so it's never been a problem... You struck lucky. What about when you were transiting another airport? Will they do it then?

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 02:21

we've had our buggy put into the hold but we've left it at the entrance to the aircraft and it's been waiting there for us when we've landed so it's never been a problem...

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 01:54

Was it because it was a stroller or did you and your DH and baby have other carry on luggage that already met the limits? I understand that having the stroller at hand when you disembark is a great advantage for your family - perhaps the issue was the number of carry ons (including the stroller)?

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 01:13

Sorry to ask but... What is the problem with letting them keeping it in the hold? You would get it back as soon as you step out of the airplane, it is taken out and handed back to you. You cannot use it while on board during travel, anyway. A majority of airports send the strollers to the fragile luggage area to be collected after customs. We waited at CDG for 55mins to get our stroller AFTER the normal luggage had arrived. Most annoying!

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 00:48

Sorry to ask but... What is the problem with letting them keeping it in the hold? You would get it back as soon as you step out of the airplane, it is taken out and handed back to you. You cannot use it while on board during travel, anyway. Dentro, sometimes they do not bring it back to you and if you have hand baggage then you need it as soon as you disembark the aircraft, or for transit purposes. I also bought a lightweight travel stroller that could be hooked by strap over the shoulder and they tried to take it off me, even though I insisted that it would fit in the overhead locker, so after that incident we became very savvy at the sly stroller/shoulder moves when boarding an aircraft. We looked like assassins ..... But nothing worse than an 8 hour delay in a hot KL airport with a crying sweaty 8 month old baby to carry around. We learnt like TDB has done, that stealth buggy boarding is the only way. <em>edited by CrashingWaves on 05/08/2013</em>

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Latest post on 05 August 2013 - 00:34

Sorry to ask but... What is the problem with letting them keeping it in the hold? You would get it back as soon as you step out of the airplane, it is taken out and handed back to you. You cannot use it while on board during travel, anyway.

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