Phil & Ted's double on a plane - do we have to have a bag?

[rebeccaben]

We are going to the US this weekend and have just decided that I'd really like to take the P&T instead of the Maclaren as we'll be doing quite a bit travelling about and I know both kids will get tired at the same time! I know you can take a P&T, but can you do it without any kind of carry bag? Obviously it would fold down, but then what happens to the back seat that pops off? Do you just give them both bits? I just don't have the time (or want to spend the money) to buy a bag. Please tell me it will all be okay!

[snowboarder]

No bag needed - just dump both bits at the gate as you would a maclaren.

[Cnichol]

It depends on the airline I'm flying to the us with united and if the pram folds in one piece I can drop it at the gate. However we are taking our bugaboo cameleon it folds in two pieces so we need a bag and have to check it in with luggage For free so that's good.

[rebeccaben]

We're going on BA - does anyone know if they will allow a 2-piece buggy without a bag? I'm sure I could call their "customer support" but I don't really feel like pressing buttons and sitting on hold for an hour!

[Otta]

We're going on an easyjet flight to Nantes soon (the horror!). Anyone got any good or bad experiences to share, and any tips of what we should avoid taking?

We'll prob take the P&T.

[Kate08]

We have flown with easyjet with the phil and teds several times and never had any problems, at the departure end you just take the push chair to the gate and they they take it away. The problem tends to be at the other end, having to walk for ages to get to the luggage belt so you need a sling. To be honest I have always found easy jet very helpful when travelling with small children, BA much less so.

[Otta]

Cool, good to hear, thanks.