Comments on: the low-down on flying with children of all ages http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/wandermom/2008/11/04/the-low-down-on-flying-with-children-of-all-ages/ A Wandering Mom\'s Travel Blog Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Beth Blair http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/wandermom/2008/11/04/the-low-down-on-flying-with-children-of-all-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Beth Blair Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:13:05 +0000 http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/wandermom/2008/11/04/the-low-down-on-flying-with-children-of-all-ages/#comment-290 Brilliant post. :-) And Yay for DVD players! Brilliant post. :-) And Yay for DVD players!

]]> By: wandermom http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/wandermom/2008/11/04/the-low-down-on-flying-with-children-of-all-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-288 wandermom Thu, 06 Nov 2008 06:36:25 +0000 http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/wandermom/2008/11/04/the-low-down-on-flying-with-children-of-all-ages/#comment-288 @Kathleen. Yes, $300 is exorbitant. I'm not disputing that at all. But picturing myself as the parent in Athens trying to get kids/family/baggage all checked in for the exhausting journey back to the US*, this would have just added to the stress of the day. My post is an attempt to inform other parents so they can avoid this situation. *Speaking from experience here, since I've done this journey on my own with two kids-under-5. @Kathleen. Yes, $300 is exorbitant. I’m not disputing that at all. But picturing myself as the parent in Athens trying to get kids/family/baggage all checked in for the exhausting journey back to the US*, this would have just added to the stress of the day. My post is an attempt to inform other parents so they can avoid this situation.

*Speaking from experience here, since I’ve done this journey on my own with two kids-under-5.

]]> By: Kathleen http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/wandermom/2008/11/04/the-low-down-on-flying-with-children-of-all-ages/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Kathleen Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:30:47 +0000 http://wanderlustandlipstick.com/blogs/wandermom/2008/11/04/the-low-down-on-flying-with-children-of-all-ages/#comment-287 But didn't Chris Elliott's make an entirely different point? It wasn't about the ticket price for the lap baby, it was about the FUEL SURCHARGE for the lap baby. Over $300. That's exorbitant, any way you look at it. But didn’t Chris Elliott’s make an entirely different point? It wasn’t about the ticket price for the lap baby, it was about the FUEL SURCHARGE for the lap baby. Over $300. That’s exorbitant, any way you look at it.

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