[Caroline and Dave]

There are various posts on airlines throughout the forum,some good ,some bad. I thought it would be a good idea for a poll on good airlines.
For the first couple of years we will be travelling to and from the UK pretty regular and it would be nice to have an overall idea of airlines.
If you tick other please would you be good enough to specify.
We trust everyone has a great New year

Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[sizzlingbadger]

I've travelled with a few airlines and without doubt it's got to be Singapore Air. They're way above the other airlines for me :D

[marcia]

We have only ever used Singapore air so can't comment really on them compared to the rest. But, coming from the north ofthe uk - for us travelling with 3 kids we would not have chosen another cheaper airline, simply becasue they don't fly from Manchester and there was no way we were going to have to go to Heathrow first!

Singapore airlines were fantastic, the entertainment system is brilliant, the food excellent, you won't go hungry they will bring you food and drink at any time you just ask!

At check in this time, we had managed to get an extra 10kg each, but had booked our own internal flight from AKL to Palmy with AIr NZ, we were worried that we may have to pay excess baggage for this flight, however since they are under the same umberella as Singapore air, the check in lady booked everything straight through no problems, we just had to pick the stuff up at AKL to take it through customs, round the corner to AIr nz check in then catch the shuttle bus (with just us and hand luggage!) to the domestic terminal.

Singapore airport is excellent too, and can highly recommend the transit hotel in the airport!

[StevieD]

Ooooh Marcia you paint such an inviting picture - really can't wait until we are at Changhi, anticipating the final leg of our journey.....

See you soon.

[Ana&Steve]

I recommended Air NZ, as the in flight entertainment is great, the employees are friendly, and the prices are competitive. However, it might not be as nice from the UK, as I've heard a lot of people say that coming through LAX is unpleasant.
Ana

[Hannah]

We've done Air NZ via LA - never again (due to the LA bit, not Air NZ who were excellent).
Went also via Kuala Lumpur, with Air Malaysia. too much chicken and noodles on the menu....but Kuala Lumpur was FAB!!!! (wandering around in a stunning airport drinking coffee and watching kids play on monorail....far cry from the transit box they put you in when you arrive in LA)
going with Cathay this time...will let you know (via Hong Kong) - the only cheaper flights we could find were with Air NZ, via LA (loads of seats available!!!) but nothing via Hong Kong so we decided to pay more to avoid LA. Couldn't face checking out and checking back in our luggage in a 2 hour stopover!
For service food i'd vote Air NZ....if you go via Hong Kong!!!!!

[veronica]

have done the australasia/uk trip lots of times.....qantas ok, BA ok, garuda airlines never again, air nz (2x but will give them a miss from now on, LA change a pain and food etc on plane very poor), Cathay pacific good, Singapore airlines the best.....I have yet to go with emirates mainly cos they seem expensive but have family who have been with them and they rate them.

[Milliemoo]

Hi,

It's another vote for Air NZ :nice1

They are not the cheapest and I'd say on average, you get better service on Singapore, but for the flexability, choice and new aircraft it's gotta be Air NZ.

* They are the only airline which you can fly all the way round the world with, which means you have a choice of LHR-LAX-AKL or LHR-HK-AKL.
* You have a choice of 3 cabins onboard Economy, Pacific Premium & Business Premier.
* The entertainment system (on new & refitted aircraft) is excellent. You choose from a big selection of movies, TV shows, music, games and watch/play/pause etc when ever you want.
* If you fly via LAX you get a better lugagge allowance, but you do have all the security nonsence to deal with. *Just to clarify if you fly NZ1 (LHR-LAX-AKL) you do not need to collect and then re-check your luggage. It all goes straight through *
* If you fly via HK you only get 20kg but a better plane (IMHO) especially if your flying Pacific Premium. I wouldn't pay for PP on the 7-200 via LAX because the confg is still 3-3-3. On the 747 via HK there's an upstairs cabin (always much more quiet and intimate) where the PP config is 3-2.
* The Business Premier is 2nd only to VS Upper Class IMHO when comparing business class products. NZ is the same seat, but you don't get the same 'frills' as VS eg: sleep suits, onboard bar, beauty treatments.
* You'd be VERY unlucky not to get a new or re-fitted aircraft on either route because all flights on boths routes are scheduled to have the new products.

I travelled in Economy and Business Premier and we've just booked flights in Pacfic Premium (which they've just upgraded for a second time to include enhanced dining, wines, champagne amongst other things) for next year.

Milliemoo

[Tia Maria]

Singapore for me also, Changi is a great place to stop even if you don't have time to sightsee. Also it neatly cuts the journey in half.

I've heard good things about Cathay Pacific and flying via Hong Kong, but its always been a bit pricey whenever I've looked.

If you are flying lots it might be worth checking out the reward programmes, I know you don't get much for 1 flight with Singapore, but with a few you may be able to score yourself a free short flight or an upgrade. Maybe some reward programmes are better than others?

How come you'll be back and forth so much?

Cheers

Tia

[Tia Maria]

Milliemoo wrote

we've just booked flights in Pacfic Premium

Hey where are you off to? You only just got here!

Cheers

Tia

[Milliemoo]

LOL I know ! :p

We always knew we'd be back July 07 for my Mum's 60th and it also gives us a chance to check up on Duncan's dad. That's not the half of it though.... we've got to go back July 08 for my sister's wedding :cheers. I'm tellin ya, after that we won't be going back for a few years, unless it's an emergency.

Milliemoo

[Trigirl]

singapore air for me. we've flown both singapore and airNZ and singapore was miles ahead for service, food, environment etc. the service on the airNZ flight from UK to HK was ok but only because the plane was 1/3rd full. the service on the HK to AKL flight which was full was awful.

[jubjub]

Im going for Air NZ, as thats who we flew with, and found them good (and helpful) and now they have the route through Hong Kong, you dont need to do LAX unless you want the extra baggage. HK is a lovely airport too, nice and clean and bright, and you can get a shower or even a nap in the lounges.

[katandbob]

We did Cathay pacific - Heathrow - HK - Auk

They refused to give us extra baggage allowance - because we booked the cheapest available flight on internet - unless we wanted to pay an extra £300 each!

But the crew were friendly - food was good - chinese. films - well they were ok - but the times are set - so you missed the begining of a film becausse the other one hadn't finished. Free drinks and peanuts were offered.

Hong Kong - £20 each got us food drinks, shower, comfy chairs to snooze on and a massage - I definately reccomend it!

Boys flew with Emirates through Dubai - they had better entertainment - but the food was not to their taste. and they didnt like all the guns on show at Dubai.

Rachel is at this minute travelling down to Heathrow and flying Air NZ/Virgin via LA to Auckland, so I will post how she faired with a 11mth old in tow!

Kat

[wanderingoregonian]

I've only done AirNZ, and always had a great experience. Although the comarison was flying domestic in the states which can be a real challenge:) I had to change my ticket several times, and while there were fees (which I knew about in advance) the customer service was great. And now with flights out of San Fransico I completely by passed LAX.

Also, I'll be flying often within NZ for work, so I figured I might as well work up some airpoints to use for my own trips within NZ

[jodieinchch]

Air NZ is good via LA if you want the extra baggage that they give you. It does make a difference. Although I flew this time with Emirates via Dubai, they were fantastic, and everything went smooth. Dubai is a fab airport, just very busy at 5-6.30am!!!

[CarolineReid]

Definitely for me the option is always going via the US, for the extra baggage allowance - as hitherto I've always been taking stuff from family to family.
So that's Air NZ due to availability of flights, but the best I've experienced was a first leg via Virgin, who I found to be generally great with reaaly helpfull ground and air personell,and more leg-room in economy than any others I've tried recently.
Cathay Pacific (did it once for price) - dreadful if you are taller than five foot two and travelling sardine-class.

[wiki]

I used to take whatever airline was cheapest - Cathay, Korea Air (no seriously, don't laugh! they were quite good, apart from the food) Singapore etc.

And then Qantas had a cheap deal at the same time I started doing a bit of inter-UK flying with BA so I got Qantas frequent fliers and now I tend to stick with them because the flight-points benefits outweighs the discount anywhere else.

BA tends to do the UK-HK/US leg and Qantas picks you up from there which is nice as you get variety in food and films!

I'd never fly through LAX again, but Qantas now does a decent-times service through HK - only problem is that they always seem to stop in Oz on the way in...

Keep an eye on Qantas, they can have some very good deals if you're lucky.

[thepiesleys]

We went with Air NZ and have only done it once, so no comparison. The pilot landed the plane both times so I'm happy.

We bought returns and had the choice of either HK or LAX. We went via HK on the way out but specified LAX on return thus gaining the massive 46kg allowance. Rember though your individual bags can weigh no more than 35kg or you have to re-pack in departures and thats not a nice look.

Dan

[Caroline and Dave]

We went with Air NZ and have only done it once, so no comparison. The pilot landed the plane both times so I'm happy.



Many thanks for all your replys. I just love your comment here piesleys,brilliant.

Right so after our first trip we will be using Air Singapore. Regarding the luggage allowance, We are all four of us coming over on 22nd March and will be spending two days in L.A.
Originally we were only coming over for a holiday and this has been booked for a year now. Then we decided to get out of the UK and decided to incorporate it into the holiday. Our two adult children will be returning to the UK via a three day stop in Hong Kong. So as we go via LA we will make maximum use of the 46 kg allowance( Max 35kg per case) and put as much as we can in the kids cases then when we get to Auckland we will take the surplus to our rental and send the kids back with light cases ready to fill them up again in Hongkong. I would just like it confirming that the weight allowance on the return journey has gone back to 20 kg.. Now if that hasn't boggled the mind I don't know what will. If anyone sees a problem in doing that please let us know.

Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[andreamatt]

Hi Dave and Caroline

A few years ago we flew with Air NZ to Tonga via LA and 6 hours in Auckland; the airline was great (the plane was only half full) and we had 36 hours in LA and a fantastic time. We used the cheap local buses from one of the many airport hotels and enjoyed the sun, sea and sand at the Santa Monica beaches. LA's not all bad (though I wouldn't want to be stuck too long in LAX's transit lounge with very young children).

Best wishes, and a happy holiday

Andrea Matt William and Martha

[Croft]

We've always flown Air NZ out to NZ, primarily because they have always offered the cheapest ticket, combined with the 60 kg (now reduced to 46 kg) baggage allowance. LA isn't to bad now, half hour wait has been our maximum at customs - much better than in the days when you had to re-claim your luggage and check it in again. Always friendly service and a decent seat pitch, though I notice the 777s coming on line via HK are reduced from 34 inches to 32 inches.

We've flown Emirates in Economy to Dubai - I was dissapointed as I'd heard such good reports about them. I'd rate them in Economy as Average, though I did like the fact they had teletext news - July 7 2005 so you can guess our interest as we were flying back into London. Better than Virgin though - flew them a few year ago and they've definately reduced in quality.

We'll be flying Air NZ this summer on our way back out to NZ, going round the world this time, if only to make use of the 46 kg LA baggage allowance which applies to the entire itinery, even back via HK, and the extra couple of inches in seat space on the 747s.

The new on-demand entertainment system on Air NZ is great, but other airlines are fast catching on to so won't be such an advantage soon. Big step from the days when Air NZ still had the big screen in the cabin when most other airlines had gone with the 1st generation seat back systems.

[Jenny & Mark]

LA isn't to bad now, half hour wait has been our maximum at customs - much better than in the days when you had to re-claim your luggage and check it in again.

Sweet. I really disliked that. Maybe I won't do my best to avoid LA.

Mark.

[nippa&pippa]

We've flown Emirates in Economy to Dubai - I was dissapointed as I'd heard such good reports about them. I'd rate them in Economy as Average, though I did like the fact they had teletext news - July 7 2005 so you can guess our interest as we were flying back into London.



Glup on 7/7/05, croft!

Even my son had allergic reaction on plane caused by Emirates' food (october 2005), i would still happy with emirates because our first flights (april 2005) with them was fantastic and they were brilliant with children and allergy free foods was given. This why we rebooked for emigrate flight to NZ.
To this date, Emirates have been in contact with us over the allergy reaction incident in october 2006 that they are investigate on how this happened. I will let you know on their outcomes. My friend who is former air stewardress said that meal mistakes is very common anyway.
Next time, we will either try other companies if they go to birmingham airport or emirates again as birmingham airport is just half hour from my parents.
Good things about them, they let you take 40kg per person if you got PR instead of 20kg!!

[Singel]

Singapore Air got my vote. When we went back to Europe, we could transit Singapore to see my family a couple of days and break the long journey. We also do not need to pay extra for stop over.

OH like to buy electronics/computer stuff (tax free) from Changi Airport.
:cheers

[willowshouse]

Highly recommend Singapore - along with everyone else!

Our last trip was a round the world ticket with Quantas/BA - I would not recommend it. I thought both BA and Quantas very substandard compared to Singapore and LAX airport is the worst airport in the history of all airports! Talk about rude!!!!!!! Everyone that arrives late for their flights are just automatically put in front of you in the queue and so our penalty for arriving early was a 1.5 hr check-in followed by a 2 hour wait in a gate that had NO shops, NO restaurants and not enough seats for all the passengers ... I thought it was an absolute disgrace and would NEVER do it again even if it was the cheapest flight.

OH has travelled with Malaysia and Cathay which were both fine - but he still maintains that Singapore are the best.

[billb]

ANZ for us, but we've only been once and that's who we used. IMHO, the staff were friendly, the food was fine. We must agree with others though who've mentioned LAX - nightmare!

The best thing though was the legroom At the time of flying (2003) ANZ had the longest leg room (I believe) at something like 34 or 35 inches - a big consideration for such a long flight :eek:

Bill.

[westies]

We used emirates and they left the rest behind,would not use any other!!!

[Pip]

slightly off topic, but I've heard rumours that if you are migrating, Singapore airlines will sometimes increase your luggage allowance if you contact them.

Has anyone had this and if so, who/where did they contact ?. I joined the Kris flyer program and contacted them, but they said it wasn't their function, but didn't tell me who else to contact. I suppose my other alternative is to try Travelmood who we booked our flights through, but I probably should have mentioned at the time of booking and it sort of slipped my mind....

Any suggestions gratefully appreciated.....

(oh and for the thread, only flown once, BA/Quantus one world, via LAX, flights/planes were fine, but wait at LA was awful (six hours) - hence flying out via Singapore this time)

[Smiler]

Pip

Call or email the airline customer services line. You may not get the right answer but some people have called back after getting a no, spoke to a different person and got an increase. :clap Try and get it in writing if you can. Worth a try, good luck.

[Moorf]

Singapore Air here.... :)

[lollypop]

We've done Air NZ via LA - never again (due to the LA bit, not Air NZ who were excellent).


This was our experience too. We wanted the huge baggage allowance but in retrospect I don't think it was worth the hassle.

[Caroline and Dave]

Just to update.
We flew air NZ and they were brilliant,but we will never go via LA again due to problems re luggage and security delays.
The food on Air NZ was the best we have had so far although we have yet to experience Singapore Air.

Kindest regards

Caroline and Dave

[Leccy-Lee]

Worried to see Cathay with Null Points, as i fly with them in 30days time!
Not by choice to be fair, i am flying Bunac, and they organise/book flights so thats the airline for me.

Do they offer any non-chinese food at all? ? Me dont like foriegn food much (sounds good emmigrating doesnt it!) And 2days Hong Kong be nightmare with my food habits! lol

[Tia Maria]

I think not many people fly Cathay Pacific as they tend to come up more expensive on trips to NZ.

I know people who fly them a lot to Hong Kong and they say they are excellent.

Maybe someone can confirm this, but weren't they voted best airline?

I don't think you'll have anything to worry about.

This link for Hong Kong airport might be useful:

www.hongkongairport.com

Cheers

Tia

[beano_bill]

Hi All,

We flew with Cathay in 2005 on the reccy trip and I must say that they were absolutely awful. They managed to put OH & I in completely different rows on the flight from HK to AKL & didn't see the problem when we stated that we would like to sit next to each other.

The food was OK with a choice of Asian or European each time, but the service between meals was the worst I've ever experienced. Even though we had a daylight flight, the cabin lights were turned off & everyone told to shut their blinds. I kept getting told off as I wanted to look out the window, after explaining this I was just told "close blind now!". I ended up hunching down in my seat & opening the blind just a little bit.

In contrast, we flew Air NZ (this time last month +3 in fact :nice1 ) and they were fantastic - even the dreaded LAX stop posed no problems other than the normal humourless American customs pointlessness. Oh, and the seats!! The best ever. We tried to book Pacific Premium but my credit card issuer, bless them really, thought my card had been stolen and blocked the payment. Bonus as it turned out, the seats in 'normal' economy were the only ones I've never felt squashed in (I'm 6' 4") and the money we saved can go on something useful, like beer. :D

Beano

[Tia Maria]

This what was I was thinking of - 1st in 2005 and 3rd in 2006:

www.worldairlineawards.com/Awards-2006/AirlineYear-2006.htm

Survey by these people:

www.airlinequality.com

Maybe from what Beano said they might loose a couple more places this year.

There is always an element of luck with these things, I know from talking to many people that Singapore Airlines have a great reputation for those travelling with babies, however, that wasn't my experience. :(

Cheers

Tia

[Caroline and Dave]

How they ever get BA top I will never know.We have been on several BA flights and cannot see what gives them a higher rating over Singapore Air or Air NZ.They want to look at our poll.Another thing with BA they have more strikes than a box of matches

Kindest regards

Dave and Caroline

[Leccy-Lee]

Thanks guys, ah well either way its a plane, and its getting me down under! :cheers Cant argue with that!

And just found out 2nd leg from HK to Auckland is with Air NZ so theres a bonus.

[Jon&Candy]

We flew out for our recce trip in March with Malaysia Airlines. They were fantastic. The seats in economy have a 34" seat pitch (Ryanair and EasyJet have 28"; Virgin Atlantic is only 31"). The food was great and the stewards/esses were exemplary. The entertainment system is well worth considering if you're sitting in the same seat for the best part of a day. On MAS, you had a choice of about 40 films, 80 TV programmes, 30 games, 20 radio channels and about 150 music albums to listen to. You won't get bored.

Oh, and try to arrange a layover in KL airport. We had 9 hours in a deluxe room in the airport transit hotel for less than £40. The best 8.5 hours sleep I've ever had.

[mgbridges]

I'm trying to decide between Singapore Airlines and Air New Zealand for our one-way trip from Heathrow to Auckland in August. I have previously flown Emirates and been very happy with them, but they don't have availability on the dates we want to fly. Sinagpore Airlines and Air New Zealand (via HK, not LA) are very similar in terms of price and flight duration, and I've heard good things about the service on both.

I've heard more good things about service on Singapore Airlines (especially for kids, which is important given that our 5-year old son will be flying for the first time) but seatguru.com tells me that there's an extra 2 inches of legroom on AirNZ's 747-400 compared to Singapore Airlines'. As I'm 6'5" tall this could be a key factor, especially given the duration of the flights.

Can anybody give me any last-minute guidance before I make my choice??

Cheers,

Martin

[dilanium]

I see Singapore Air is the most popular, but it seems that they don't fly from the US to Auckland (according to their site). :confused:

What do people think is the best airline if flying out of the US??

(And to all the people who hate LAX, I completely agree, and I've never been through customs there, just changed domestic US flights).

[dilanium]

Also, has anyone had any experience with Air Pacific? It costs less than Air NZ (but then, I'd have to change planes in Fiji).

[stephenandjulie]

We had a very good flight with Singaporeair. The kids loved it.

[Familyofmonkeys]

We did Singapore air with 3 kids...oldest only 4 and they had never flown before. We asked for extra baggage allowance for car seats and stuff....which we got with no messing around having to fax copies of visas, as other airlines wanted us to. Were impressed that staff made a point of coming to talk to every family with young children (and there were quite a few) before take off. Food and entertainment were good, and they were very patient even though our 2 year old kept pressing buttons on his remote control thing, which we didn't know how to turn off. Also got given nappies and games etc for the flight.

Changi airport was wonderful compared to heathrow....even soft play area for kids. There were mini kid sized toilets for little ones, which made life easier.
Hope this helps for anyone else flying with small kids.

[Familyofmonkeys]

Forgot to say....OH is also tall...we asked for bulkhead seats. They seemed to be occupied mostly by families, so shouldn't be a problem as long as flight does not have lots of people with babies in bassinets.

[CjChris]

Also, has anyone had any experience with Air Pacific? It costs less than Air NZ (but then, I'd have to change planes in Fiji).

Well, guess I'll find out if Air Pacific is Ok or not..just booked a flight with them in December (I'll have to come back to the states for my oldest daughter's uni graduation, and she and I needed flights back to NZ the week before Christmas!! All flights/airlines I checked were well over 1000 US dollars (one way!)--average being 1400 :wah ; I went to Air Pacific's page and got tickets for 796.00! There's a three hour stop over in Fiji, but I figure that shouldn't be a problem. ;)

I don't know anything about them, but they have same weight limits on baggage from LA as Air NZ.

Christine

[Debbie P.]

seatguru.com tells me that there's an extra 2 inches of legroom on AirNZ's 747-400 compared to Singapore Airlines'. As I'm 6'5" tall this could be a key factor, especially given the duration of the flights.


I've mentioned this before, but be REALLY careful about going for emergency exit seats. I can only speak for Singapore, but DON'T even think about picking the seat immediately next to the emergency exit door. The other 2 seats are fine, but the window one is awful. We were lucky - we had the seat nearest the aisle and the middle one, but the guy sitting by the window had a miserable flight, because the door protudes into the plane and you actually have less leg room than you do in an normal economy seat. I think seatguru mentions this, but just wanted to warn any tall people out there.

I felt like a real cow, because when he asked to swap with me, I refused - I know that wasn't very kind as he was taller than me, but I'm still quite tall and have a bad back, so I didn't want to go through a whole flight like that.

[dilanium]

I felt like a real cow, because when he asked to swap with me, I refused - I know that wasn't very kind as he was taller than me, but I'm still quite tall and have a bad back, so I didn't want to go through a whole flight like that.

For a particular height, women generally have longer legs than men (ie a woman whose 180cm will have longer legs than a man whose 180cm), so if he wasn't that much taller than you, you probably would have been worse off.

I probably would have refused too!

[srivett]

I went to Air Pacific's page and got tickets for 796.00! There's a three hour stop over in Fiji, but I figure that shouldn't be a problem. ;)

Wow, what an awesome price! Great find! I haven't flown them before either, so I can't help answer the question, but I remember discovering their fares the day after I'd already booked with AirNZ... Too late for me, but if they're decent to fly with, they'll be good to remember for later trips back and forth. Keep us updated!

[mgbridges]

Well, I've booked our one-way flights from Heathrow to Auckland with Singapore Airlines, so we'll see how good they are!

Cheers,

Martin

[Caroline and Dave]

Well I have just returned to NZ this time with Singapore Air and although Air New Zealand are good, Singapore are better in my opinion.
From the word go they have been brilliant with me.
To start they took good care of my keyboard ensuring it was not put on any conveyors etc.
I am a Diabetic and have to take my insulin on the aircraft and as soon as I boarded they asked me for my insulin and put it in the fridge. No other airline has ever offered that service before.The air hostesses/stewards were brilliant.They made you feel as if you were the only person that mattered and the second some one pushed the hostess button someone was there and nothing was too much trouble for them. They even cleaned the toilets every hour which is something else I have never seen before.The food was excellent as airline meals go and plenty of it.And something I found very good was that the flight got in to Auckland at 11pm which meant I could go straight to bed and not have to stay awake for the rest of the day as the LA flights get in at 5.30 in the morning. This helped me with Jet lag. (I know I said on another thread that I was getting in in the morning but I got that wrong.)
So I am a Singapore convert now and although Air NZ are good ,Singapore just go that one step further.
Anyway its great to be back in NZ and it is the first time I have been through with my PR and when the lady at the security desk stamped my visa she said Welcome home which I found very welcoming.


Regards


Dave and Caroline

[vijith]

thnx for the info....

[John Z]

We're flying with Emirates. The main reason is a stop-over in Dubai instead of Singapore. Our first flight to NZ was with BA/Quantas to Australia and Emirates from Sydney to Auckland. The impression I had from Emirates was that their seats were cushioned more (but as said, that only was on the short leg from Sydney to Auckland).

The down part regarding Emirates seems that they allow only for 20kg per person, where Singapore Airlines allows for 30kg per person. This was information from the travel-agency, maybe I'll have to push a liitle more.

But then again, maybe we don't even need 30kg per person? We'll see what we can manage untill the end of November...

Cheers, JohNZ

[Smiler]

The down part regarding Emirates seems that they allow only for 20kg per person, where Singapore Airlines allows for 30kg per person. This was information from the travel-agency, maybe I'll have to push a liitle more.



Hi John

Give Emirates a call direct, lots of us here got extra baggage allowance when flying out. You may have to fax them a copy of your visa. If you fly business, it's 30 or 32 kg anyway.

[mswatkins]

I have heard that you can get room for a baby to sleep on flights, what do you ask for or need to bring??? Also with singapore what are the meals (my 5year old won't eat too much odd stuff!!):no

[jubjub]

I have heard that you can get room for a baby to sleep on flights, what do you ask for or need to bring??? Also with singapore what are the meals (my 5year old won't eat too much odd stuff!!):no

Ask for bassinet/skycot and you get put in a bulkhead seat and the cot hangs off the wall. Depends on airline the size of cot you get and the weight limit. most airlines will try and guarantee this for you for a baby under 6-8months. Just make sure you confirm it at least twice, and check in as early as poss to get your correct seats.

[Caroline and Dave]

Ask for bassinet/skycot and you get put in a bulkhead seat and the cot hangs off the wall. Depends on airline the size of cot you get and the weight limit. most airlines will try and guarantee this for you for a baby under 6-8months. Just make sure you confirm it at least twice, and check in as early as poss to get your correct seats.

If you are travelling Singapore Air you can now check in 48 hours in advance on line where you are able to double check your seats are correct and also you go through express check in at the airport. (Air New Zealand does not do this internationaly yet but they do domestic.Other airlines you will have to check on their websites

Dave and Caroline