Stroller that will fit in the overhead hold of plane.

[anonny55]

Baby will be 7 months old when we go. He’s on the 98th centile for height and weight. Any recommendations of a stroller that folds small enough to go on a plane but sturdy for his weight?

We had a cabin approved pram but on a Jet2 flight we were told we couldn't put it in the overhead lockers as too many people had already put their bags in and there wasn't enough room. They put it in the hold for us then. Just something to be aware of - try and get on the plane as one of the first.

Yes, you can do this. We have a yo-yo and have done it on every flight our baby/toddler has ever taken. Take the sling too, especially if you’re the only adult going. You might need the sling to get a sleeping toddler off the plane, at least until you can unfold the stroller.

I have a baby zen yoyo and it does the job - never had any issues taking it on the plane.

Remember if it fits the hand luggage dimensions it counts as a bag, not an extra so you need to book sufficient luggage, airlines are pretty strict on dimensions too. No point buying a special buggy if it still gets taken to the hold

I usually had my buggy stowed by cabin crew back when mine were small but 747’s had a cloak room for 1st class that fitted the old umbrella buggies.

With Jet2 you can pay an extra £6.00 to guarantee that your cabin bag will be allowed onboard. If there are too many bags they will take from people who didn’t pay for the guaranteed cabin bag.

You can! Joie do one too that we took on Jet2 and put in the overhead lasts year, baby was 8 months old and a big girl but she fit well. If you're going to buy a new pram though id probably get the buggy you're going to want anyway and just have it put in the hold when you get to gate, that's what id do in hindsight and will be doing this year 😊

Never seen one on a plane and I’d be miffed to find I couldn’t get my standard cabin luggage in the overhead locker because someone’s buggy was up there. I’m amazed airlines allow it.

This wasn't true on jet2 last year, we all had hand luggage each and the pram went in the overhead aswell, no problems or questions asked. OP just do a bit of research around your flight operator and the airport you're flying in to 😊

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this goes in the overhead locker and we had it accepted on multiple flights etc to Mexico, the canaries etc. multiple airlines! V lightweight

also to disagree with other posters, this has never been counted as our cabin baggage (but we haven’t flown budget eg Ryanair) British airways never mind. We take a bag each, plus a nappy bag, plus a buggy

@anonny55 as people have mentioned, the Babyzen Yoyo is definitely cabin approved.
I was happy to check mine in with BA, and they were adamant it was fine to keep it.
At the gate, they were taking bags off people, I again offered to put mine in the hold, but they still insisted I keep it!

If you want to hire rather than buy, a company called Tiny Explorers has been really good.
I've not hired the Yoyo as that was my only pram so I used it every day, but I did have great experiences every time I hired accessories for trips.

We’ve got a cosatto whoosh which fits in an overhead locker and has a wheelie handle so can wheel it like a suitcase. It’s fine in terms of it being small and compact. But we’re thinking of just taking our bugaboo fox and putting it in the hold for our next holiday as the small prams have teeny wheels which just make it all a lot more effort and less smooth to push.

Honestly the GB pockit plus /cybex libelle (think they’re the same buggy) - the best baby thing I’ve ever ever bought. Folds up minuscule

The travel system we have is huge and not compact at all otherwise id just bring that. Maybe I should look into something for his next pram not just a travel one as he’ll grow out of this system before he’s 1 at his size😅

Have you considered the Hauck stroller?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/mumsnet_classics/752184-hauck-stroller-pound-25-Asda

How bizarre.

Why is your luggage more important than theirs?!

Buggies allowed on planes fold to below cabin baggage dimensions, and are counted as your hand baggage. On flights where you pay for a cabin bag - you’ll be paying for the pram to be in the cabin.

@anonny55 which airline are you flying with?

@anonny55if your baby is too heavy for the carrier I suggest changing carrier. I carried my first until he was 3yo in an Ergobaby omni 360 (on my back) and my youngest is nearly 2, also 98 centile, and I still carry him (he prefers to walk). DH prefers an Osprey Poco baby carrier as it’s more rigid. Both have a weight limit of 20kg.

As for pushchairs it depends on the airline. BA accepted our Cybex Beezy in the cabin even though it’s technically too big.

You don't pay to bring a pram into the cabin. You get 2 pieces of baby equipment free but you can only bring one on board

We have the babyjogger city tour which we put in the overhead compartment - and it sells at exactly £200 for John Lewis.

We really like it, and haven't had any of the problems with travel buggies other people have mentioned - we'll often use it instead of our big one on a day to day basis.

The only downsides are the basket is quite small, and the sunshade isn't very extensive so you'll need to get a snooze shade or similar if you are going somewhere sunny.

It has to meet the standard hand luggage requirements. It makes no difference what the item is so you're no worse off it's a buggy rather than a trolly case. The passenger isn't allowed the buggy as an extra to the normal (or paid for) cabin baggage.

Yes the stokke yoyo.

I don’t see why a pram isn’t as essential as someone else’s luggage. It is babies luggage. If we flight Ryanair I pay the extra for priority boarding which allows one overhead bag per person, the pram is my sons overhead ‘bag’. And actually we pay for three people priority (myself, dh and Ds), and only take the pram that goes overhead. In its pram bag, within the baggage size. It’s not taken as an extra to luggage, but as his main luggage.

So many places you don’t get pram on arrival but on luggage carousel. At Heathrow when Ds was around 18 months that was a 2hr queue from arrival, through passport queues until luggage halls. I was so glad we had the pram as Ds napped for half of it and then was ok in queue with snacks and toys in pram. Otherwise he would have been trying to run off.

I used sling until Ds was 3.5 years for walking and hiking, but not with carrying extra rucksacks and changing bag and pile of coats, or indoors for 2hrs when it’s boiling hot. A pram is more convenient.

We have also used a lot over the years on trains in small overhead racks, or other places. Even in the car it’s handy for travel as folds small enough to fit pram in boot alongside luggage for 2 weeks, travel costs or kids beach stuff, Toddler bike. Our main pram takes up 3/4 the boot

Often it is allowed on as additional to cabin baggage (our last 6 flights).

It’s never caused an issue on our flights for other pasengers, we get on among the last and the buggy just goes in the least used overhead locker. It doesn’t take up someone closest locker above their head, often it’s right by the food storage area away from the seats

Easy jet!

Thank you all!☺️

@anonny55 okay so you'll need a buggy which, when folded, has max dimensions 45x36x20 cm which is the size of permitted hand luggage with easyJet.
With easyJet you will also have to book at least one seat as Upfront or Priority or whatever they call it, to be allowed to take this larger size luggage on board. This will then be instead of a wheeled cabin trolley.
I don't doubt that more expensive carriers accept folded buggies as extras in the cabin, but I would always assume easyJet and Ryanair etc will not.