Airplane Travel Hack You NEED to Know About! Baby Travel Tip- Gate Checking Your Stroller
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- čas přidán 30. 01. 2023
- When gate checking your car seat or stroller, you are going to want to fill up that red gate check bag with additional baby items that you don't want to bring on the plane, or pay for in your checked luggage!
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Gate agent here; Just keep in mind. This “hack” doesn’t work with American Airlines, you will be charger a baggage fee. When checking a car seat or stroller you can’t have additional items inside the travel bag. The agent will ask you to remove the items or a baggage fee will be collected.
Interesting…we’ve done it on all major airlines including AA…I would say just don’t abuse it and stuff it too the brim haha
I’ve done it with American Airlines but didn’t pack it full/heavy or anything. They didn’t ask to check so I guess it just depends!
@@travelbymae yeah just don’t over do it! Thanks for sharing!
Hey, you're not supposed to be here knowing the secrets
@@user-qp7nv5xs5o oops! 🤭
This so so good thank you so very much! ❤
Hope it helps!
Did the airline provide the orange bag you got there?
No we bought ours. Have it linked in our instagram bio if you want.
I do this too (without being excessive) and have never ever had an issue. But I guess that’s a risk I’m fine taking.
Same here! Thanks for sharing Mae!
Do not do this. You're going to overweight the bag and possibly hurt one of the Ramp agents.
Yeah not suggesting people abuse this additional spacd
He said extra clothes and diapers. That's lightweight ❤
How will you hurt anyone? They know what they are doing and how to lift luggage 🛅.
This depends on the airline. JetBlue asked me to open the bag and check inside and charged me an extra check in because it had more than the stroller.
Yikes! Thanks for the share!
Same with spirit
Jet blue didn’t check ours
This is exactly what I needed 😅
Hope it helps!
was that a Doona you used? I can't find a gate check back big enough for it plus the base
We bought a standard $10 bag off Amazon (shown in video) and it worked fine. BUT we didn’t travel with the base. So that might make it harder
If you have a connecting flight, will the car seat go all the way to the final destination or get dropped off after the first flight?
I would ask at the gate. Believe they can do what ever you wish. Some may want the stroller/items in between flights while others may want it to go all the way.
Now they will focus on your hack and stop it 😊
Only time will tell haha
Can you tell me do these bags are provided by airlines or we have carry them separately. Do airlines accept stroller plus car seat?
Bags you bring on your own. We have ours linked in our Amazon storefront if you’re interested (cheap). But most airlines are different but many allow you to check both your stroller and car seat for free.
We love the j Childress black canvas stroller bag because it lasts forever and is HUGE! We can fit a stroller and TWO car seats inside! The red bags get shredded in just a flight or two.
Now that my kids older i do this with out helmets & snacks. Strap to our carryon luggage & we're good
Smart move here!
does this also work for checking it in at the ticket counter?
Yes I think you can get a gate check tags here. But you can also check it for free, but we wait until the gate since we use it to transit thru the airport
@@TheAdventureBuddies Wanted to gate check the stroller but already have a car seat on a foldable airport car. Thanks!
@@IzeroooooI perfect!
Thanks for the tip. Flying for the first time with my newborn. Do airlines provide you with the red bag you’re using or do you have to bring your own?
You have to bring you’re own. We have one linked in our Amazon store front if you’re interested in the one we got. Only like $20
They didn't let me do this. I had to re pack everything.
How much did you put in it? We just did it four times in two weeks with no issue, on 3 different airlines.
@@TheAdventureBuddies I put quite a bit in, but they told me I wasn't allowed to put *anything* in there. It was Spirit I think. Maybe that's why
@@stephaniewolfe5344 Spirit will get you haha on everything!
If you gate-check the car seat, you might as well throw it out when you land, because it’s going to get abused.
Any products or ways to protect it that you’d like to share?
Unmuted..... This is not PewDie Pie 😂
Haha but what about muted?
@@TheAdventureBuddies Definitely PewDiePie 🤣🤣 jk
Don't do this
They have opened my red bag to remove the cup holders. Please don't put anything valuable
Most airlines look inside the car seat case and make you remove the additional items.
Weird…been on 15+ flights this year and didn’t have it checked once.
But can also see why they would check ha
@@TheAdventureBuddies Probably also depends on how nit picky the employee is feeling that day lol!
Dont fly on a plane with a baby. Simple fix
You must not have kids
Totally realistic solve there…haha thanks for the comment tho!
yea that baby is just an item leave it aside and travel alone....how clever!
Your mom should’ve swallowed you