New Challenges for Family Travelers Looking to Fly

Flying with young kids especially toddlers and babies has become more complex in recent months. Ticket prices have increased, some airlines are now charging for baggage, and many are charging for meals. All this adds to the cost and complexity of traveling  with young kids.

Lucky for me, the baggage pricing rules had not taken effect on my recent trip to San Francisco. But we (ok, confession here - my wife handled all of this) still had to think of food and snack options for the five hour flight. Of course we had to plan for eight hours in case there were in flight delays. And since we were a bit late arriving at the airport, we did not have the time to purchase beverages at the (expensive) kiosks in the terminal. My son was stuck with the limited beverage service.

These are just added complications for flying families. My kids were were really good on the flight out to San Francisco but the flight home was a whole different story. My daughter wanted Mommy to hold her the whole time and my son wouldn't sit still in his seat. Lucky for us, we had friendly and accepting people sitting around us but that's not always the case.

Will I fly again, of course! But it will be a harder decision...

Comments

[Posted on Jan 17, 2011 1:21:47 AM by cheap hotels in singapore]

That is indeed one of the disadvantages of traveling with the whole family but of course its still family and just think of it as a family bonding or something. Or let's just say it is for the kids experience. In the end family is still the most important thing no matter how hard it could be when traveling.