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dcs using scooters at Heathrow T5 up to depature gate - can they??

33 replies

sacbina · 03/06/2015 20:47

ds only just 3. haven't used the pram since Xmas and don't really want to take it on holiday to Germany. he much prefers to get about on his scooter.

anyone used a scooter up to the depature gate??

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VegasIsBest · 03/06/2015 20:48

Airports are busy places. Can't he just walk?

LIZS · 03/06/2015 20:51

I doubt it . It would need to be his hand luggage but depends how small it folds too.

LuckySaint · 03/06/2015 20:52

Seriously?!

ragged · 03/06/2015 20:53

no way, the concourse before security is almost plausible for him to scoot without being a pest, but the area after security is incredibly crowded, all escalators & shops & heaps of people. You don't actually walk very far, either, it's well laid out & good transport.

Knottyknitter · 03/06/2015 20:55

What about a trunki?

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sacbina · 03/06/2015 20:55

luckysaint - any need for that? just asking a question!!!

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blendedfamilygrinch · 03/06/2015 20:59

Not sure IN the airport would be a good idea (repurpose a luggage trolley?) but scooters essential luggage for us - micro mini handle bar pops off & doesn't take up too much room in checked in case...

Hoppinggreen · 03/06/2015 21:00

You can get something like a Trunki but is a scooter instead.
Having said that it might just be better if he walks

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sacbina · 03/06/2015 21:02

are Trunki's worth the money. been looking on ebay but no joy yet hence the random idea of scooters

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queentroutoftrouts · 03/06/2015 21:04

i wouldn't but thats because i would expect it to turn into a nightmare, i couldn't trust my kids to not end up scooting into somebody and generally causing mayhem. Floors are usually polished and shiny too so they would just be all over the place.

PowderMum · 03/06/2015 21:06

No not in the airport, it would be a nightmare, he can just walk like all the other children. Trunkis are a great idea but impractical so unless you want to carry it don't bother.

VivaLeBeaver · 03/06/2015 21:07

I don't think you'd be allowed it in your hand luggage even if it filed up small enough. They do allow pushchairs up the gates and then you hand them in and they go in the gold but they're not going to do that for a scooter.

So if you want to take it on holiday it would have to go in a suitcase.

I can't remeber about T5 specifically but there's lots of flat escalator things generally at airports so not loads of walking.

BuildYourOwnSnowman · 03/06/2015 21:07

No way - it would be like letting him ride in a busy supermarket

If you leave sufficient time you won't need to rush. There will be enough for him to look at to keep him walking.

When we travel we try not to have too much hand luggage so one of us can carry the little one for short distances. Helps that our older one can carry things now!

AllPizzasGreatAndSmall · 03/06/2015 21:07

I consider scooters to be outdoor toys, I hate it when parents let their children scoot around in shops etc.

GoofyIsACow · 03/06/2015 21:09

No, i think he should walk, also, we had a trunki and got rid after it being a total pita!

DS rode it for about 5.5 seconds, then i had to carry it, whilst pulling my wheely suitcase and holding his hand!

TheWintersmith · 03/06/2015 21:10

I've used a scooter as a kind of stand up pushchair before. Don't let them scoot it, just hold the handlebars and while I push them along.

Donthate · 03/06/2015 21:13

my ds had a serious injury scooting indoors (not with me). Take it in your bag for outside only.

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sacbina · 03/06/2015 21:14

thewintersmith - that was more my plan, not going bonkers as some to think I would automatically do. he's a little 3 year old, but stubborn as deck, and really hates using the pram

did anyone ask you to stop controlled scooting, or should I say pulling

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SkodaLabia · 03/06/2015 21:18

Will it definitely fit into your hand luggage?

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sacbina · 03/06/2015 21:22

only just. it will look very much like a scooter stuffed in a rucksack

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FireCanal · 03/06/2015 21:23

Would they let you take a scooter as hand luggage? I'd have thought it would be classed as something that could potentially be used as a weapon.

NoParking · 03/06/2015 21:26

In that situation I would either take a fabric sling that would squish into my bag or else expect to carry the child if they were tired / had to move fasts. Something like a solar weave Connecta that packs to nothing, ideally. I don't think scooters are suitable for airports but I also think a just 3 can get very tired after a long journey and might well need some sort of alternative.

FireCanal · 03/06/2015 21:28

Could one of you piggy-back him?

ShatnersBassoon · 03/06/2015 21:29

It would be far more trouble than it's worth in a crowded space with lots of rules, and chances are they won't let you take it on anyway. Do the other passengers a favour and stick to walking and carrying.

HeartsTrumpDiamonds · 03/06/2015 21:31

I reckon you won't get a scooter through security and on the plane. I fly through T5 quite a lot and I have never seen a child on a scooter. Given how ubiquitous they are in the outside world, there must be a reason for this.

T5 is well designed. Curb to check in desks is not far. Check in desks to security also not far. Security to shops and restaurants, crowded. Then you take a "transit" eg a little train to B and C gates and he distances once in the satellite terminals are not large. He should be ok.

If you do decide to take it, make sure you check with the airline first.