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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by laumars on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @06:45PM (#22060148)
I feel your pain. The last flight with my 2 year old daughter, she had to be physically held in her seat because she was too old to be allowed on our laps yet also too small for the seat belt to restrain her. The moment we let go of her she intentionally slid under the belt and out of the chair!
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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by opo on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @07:11PM (#22060341)
You might want to look into a CARES harness. They are FAA approved and not very expensive. They are designed for kids weighing 22 - 44 pounds.

https://www.faa.gov/travelers/fly_children/

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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by seanmcdirmid on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:06AM (#22061822)
A booster might work also. Though to be honest, I wouldn't bother (my wife totally would, however).
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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by laumars on Thursday January 16, 2020 @05:06AM (#22063147)
Thanks for the recommendations. I honestly had no idea any of this was available.
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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by mbreese on Wednesday January 15, 2020 @11:26PM (#22061683)
When my kids were that small we would travel with one of their car seats for the plane. The car seat is restrained by the plane’s seat belt and then your child is nestled snuggly in their own car seat.

The benefits are that your kid is then in an environment they are familiar with and they can’t just wiggle out. The downside is that you now have to lug around a car seat in the terminal. Ours got stuck in an X-ray machine once. That was fun.

I assume that’s still possible, it’s been a while since we had to travel like that.

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Re:Letting slower passengers board airplane first is faster,... by lazyasciiart on Thursday January 16, 2020 @12:29AM (#22061924)
Yes, you can also put the kid in a carseat when they are under 2 if you don't want to keep them on your lap.
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