Beware travelers with bratty kids

Judah wrote:
Roger wrote in
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That is not an option. The parent can not take responsibility that
belongs to any of the flight crew. It is quite likely that some time
in the not too distant future even infants will have to be in an
approved seat restraint at take off and landing.

What documentation is a parent required to provide in order to fly a 2 year
old on his lap?
No amount of documentation will change this. You can't fly with a 2
year old in your lap. Under 2 you can but 2 or older must be in a seat
with the seat belt fastened

John Theune wrote in
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Judah wrote:
Roger wrote in
:

That is not an option. The parent can not take responsibility that
belongs to any of the flight crew. It is quite likely that some time
in the not too distant future even infants will have to be in an
approved seat restraint at take off and landing.

What documentation is a parent required to provide in order to fly a 2
year old on his lap?
No amount of documentation will change this. You can't fly with a 2
year old in your lap. Under 2 you can but 2 or older must be in a seat
with the seat belt fastened

I was under the impression it was 2 and under. The point being, what
documentation does a parent need to provide to prove the child is within the
age limit? Without documentation, how does a flight attendant who has no
first-hand experience dealing with children discern a 22 month old child from
a 28 month old child?

Presumably, the parent simply says the child is under 2, and the problem goes
away.

Judah wrote:
John Theune wrote in
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Judah wrote:
Roger wrote in
:

That is not an option. The parent can not take responsibility that
belongs to any of the flight crew. It is quite likely that some time
in the not too distant future even infants will have to be in an
approved seat restraint at take off and landing.
What documentation is a parent required to provide in order to fly a 2
year old on his lap?
No amount of documentation will change this. You can't fly with a 2
year old in your lap. Under 2 you can but 2 or older must be in a seat
with the seat belt fastened

I was under the impression it was 2 and under. The point being, what
documentation does a parent need to provide to prove the child is within the
age limit? Without documentation, how does a flight attendant who has no
first-hand experience dealing with children discern a 22 month old child from
a 28 month old child?

Presumably, the parent simply says the child is under 2, and the problem goes
away.
Upon request, you would have to produce a birth certificate or other
accepted proof of age ( passport or other government issued ID ) If you
cannot produce the documents then you buy a seat and put the child in
it. The FA does not have to judge, they just err on the side of caution
and it's up to the parent to document what they say. Don't you ever
watch Airline

In article ,
Judah wrote:

I was under the impression it was 2 and under.

It's "until the child has reached his second birthday." It's still a
monumentally stupid idea to try and hold a kid that young, but it's
legal for the moment. In severe turbulence or an accident, it will be
*impossible* to hold onto him without killing him.

The point being, what
documentation does a parent need to provide to prove the child is within the
age limit?

Many airlines require a birth certificate be presented to prove the
child is under 2. For example...

http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/infants.html
"A birth certificate is required to validate age of all infants under
age two."

Presumably, the parent simply says the child is under 2, and the problem goes
away.

Not likely.