Flight to Rome with 22 month old - question about car seat??

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Hoping for a quickish response hence not posting on holidays section...

I'm really confused about flying with a 22 month old. Please can someone advice on current up-to-date situation?

Basically we are going to Rome to visit family. We have flown with DD once before when she was 15 months. We bought a seat for her at the time as she is huge, top weight percentile, very heavy and energetic! On those flights (Iberia Air and Easyjet?) we were asked to have her on my lap for take off, landing and turbulence. The rest of the time she sat in the seat in between DH and me which worked well. Note **we did not bring or use a car seat.

So flying to Rome, need to book flight and want to book a seat for DD same as last time, so she can sit in it for most of flight but not take off or landing. Did a flight search and Vueling came up as cheapest flight. However when I try to book DD a seat a message pops up saying we must bring a car seat. Now is this just Vueling's policy or did we break the law last time?? I can't believe it as the air stewards didn't say anything?

Does anyone know??

Also getting from Rome Airport into city centre does anyone know best way without a car seat? We have a Babyzen Yo-yo buggy if that's relevant.

If they have a flight approved car seat they can sit in it for landing and take off.

You shouldn’t need to bring a car seat, you can hire a CARES harness from eBay really cheaply and use that instead

Most airlines accept that, and the child can be strapped in to it for take off and landing. Just check their website but it should be fine - we are flying with easyJet soon and will be doing exactly that

There are buses into Rome city centre. If you book a seat dc would need to sit on lap for take off/landing or have an approved car seat. Was it just luck you had a vacant seat last time?

I think that’s only if you want them in seat at all times on the plane.

We are flying in 2 weeks, Ds 23 months. And own seat booked. That’s basically what they say, he can just sit on our lap for take off and landing, but will have own seat for extra space or when seatbelt sign off.

We will also take babyzen on board as hand luggage. And no car seat ( flying into city/ public transport)

Ok cool, thank you. That's what I thought - we are happy for her to sit on our laps for take off etc but want her to sit in the normal seat the rest of the time. At 15 months she did that and was fine.

Re travelling into Rome, do you think we could get a taxi with the Babyzen (as we can in a black cab in London)?

@LIZS

There are buses into Rome city centre. If you book a seat dc would need to sit on lap for take off/landing or have an approved car seat. Was it just luck you had a vacant seat last time?

No @LIZS we booked a seat