Car seat on aeroplane-Ryanair
Hi, we are flying to Dublin soon and will need a car seat when there. Can I check in my car seat for the hold for free, Ryanair website says max 43cm width, the Graco Slimfit is 45cm. Do they check things like that? How does it work, does it need to be boxed up or is it just handed over? First time flying with a nearly 3 year old and needing a car seat the other end.
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They don’t check, have you got a bag to protect it? It’s the same as taking a pram on you drop it off to one of the staff by the plane of the stairs x
Okay thanks, no I don’t have a bag or anything. Is there something specific you’d recommend?
If it's going in the hold it doesn't need to be a certain size, that's only for if you're using it on the plane.
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