anyone flown with a bugaboo?

[george1st]

about to go on holiday and hoping airline will take the bugaboo, but noe put it in the hold . .. .has anyone done it?

Hi - depends on the bugaboo age... We've flown twice overseas with our 6 month old. If you fly with the infant on your lap, all airlines charge 10% of the ticket. If your child is over 2 or are younger and want them to have a seat of their own, you pay 67% of the ticket fee on most carriers. If they're under 2 and have their own seat, they have to be in an airline approved carseat. I hope this helps - I would just call whatever airline you're flying on and have them help you!

I think a bugaboo is a type of infant seat not a cute term for an infant!

it's a pushchair.
how small does it fold up? and what does it weigh?

why don't you want it in the hold?

afaik hand luggage has to be a certain size as well as weight because it has to fit in the overhead compartments

Think they pretty much all take for free & you can take to the steps of the aeroplane & then has to go in the hold. I'd recommend getting the travel bag (just saw bugaboo on ebay that was damaged by baggage handlers when not in bag). Taken mine 3 times in travel bag and been fine. bag is expensive but worth it - baggage people & customs look narky at you due to size but you're allowed to take it. comes back out on normal luggage carrosel.

Hi, Mumofjemima,
We are flying to Austria this weekend (skiing, so lots to carry already) and we are bring the bugaboo bee with us. We have the transport bag as well. From you experience, do customs/security check let you take the transport bag through, and not counting it as an extra carry on? The transport bag is quit big even when folded so it may exceed the carry on size limit, and as it will not be "carried on" to the plane, strictly it's not a carry on, is it? I was hoping that they won't count it as a carry on, then I can take one more hand luggage with me... Thanks.