Stroller on plane

I flew to Spain with easyJet last summer and took our stroller. We assumed we’d get it as soon as we got off the plane but we had to collect with our hold luggage. But we had to collect from the “large luggage” area which we didn’t know about so we were stood for ages looking for it.

I’m not sure if they can give it to you as soon as you get off the plane, maybe ask when you’re there? But if not it’ll be with all the hold luggage x

that’s frustrating for you that you weren’t told. But thank you for letting me know! I think our best bet is to just send it off as hold luggage coz there’s no way I’ll survive 7 days without a stroller!

We’ve also always got it back at baggage reclaim, even when we got a special tag to say it would be returned at the gate.

I think it’s so dependant on the airline/airport tbh! I think when we flew with easyJet, it came out at baggage reclaim.
However, usually buggies, car seats, golf stuff etc tends to come out first. Hopefully if that’s the case you won’t have to wait too long!

Can you take a travel buggy and put it in the overhead compartment? You can rent them if you don’t have one yourself and it would remove the need to put it in the hold

He’s all airline dependent and it tends to be the budget airlines that are least helpful.

You probably will have to go to an area by the luggage belts where they are all dumped (may half time there will be hundreds!!!)

I wouldn’t worry about the waiting - there is so much to see and do at airports your toddler will be more than occupied while you reclaim :)

When I fly with BA or others my yoyo is my hand luggage and comes on the plane overhead locker which is really handy!!!

I’d also not worry about waiting. My toddler is usually bursting with energy by the time they get off the plane and loves the luggage waiting area/needs the waiting time to burn off energy before we get onto the next bit of transport.

We have a joolz aer plus and it folds and goes as hand luggage - but with easy jet you have to pay . Otherwise standard prams go in the hold and you get back with baggage regardless if you only have hand luggage x x

Only get it back at baggage reclaim. We bought a buggy that fits on the plane as a carry on! Not all “travel buggy’s” fit the specification so make sure you check if you go for that option. We got the Cybex libelle x

We have one that fits overhead so haven’t waited before. When we went away with my sister in law they had a fold up one slightly too large for overhead and they took it away at the bottom of the stairs to the plane and then it was waiting at the bottom of the stairs at the other end x

Unless you've paid for it, easyJet won't let you put the pushchair in the overhead of the plane, it has to go in the hold and be collected with luggage. You could get round this by paying for another overhead 'bag' I presume

I have put it overhead on 3 trips (6 flights) x2 with easyjet and x1 with ryanair. As it folds down with a strap over shoulder I have walked on with it like a bag and nobody has said anything 🤷🏼‍♀️ maybe lucky!

Thank you ladies I appreciate all the responses given!!! Means a lot and definitely peace of mind now. Handy to know the air hostesses will just take it off us before getting onto the plane and then we grab it from baggage reclaim (or bottom of stairs!). Also handy to know it’s usually the first thing that comes through!xx