Do new Britax carseats (August 2010 models) fit on airplanes? Has anyone tried installing any of the new Britax carseats (Marathon 70, Boulevard 70, or Boulevard 70 CS) on an airplane, rear-facing or front-facing?
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Actually, only some airlines have that policy. Though I have found if you ask nicely and explain that you need a little time to put the carseat in and don't want to block the other passengers, some staff will let you even if it isn't their policy. However, some folks take it as a personal affront, which I don't really understand.
905416
It is both.....my brother works for Britax and I love their car seats...this model is both rear and foward facing.
371559
I haven't installed it yet, but was wondering about the same thing (didn't buy the second seat yet....). In all the pictures Britax has they never put the upper seat in the lower one, which I assumed means this is not something they recommend doing. But in the previous comment, Rachel S Phelps said she did it and does it.... If I manage to get around to testing it in the next few days I'll update you.
512835
I havr a Britax Frontier and no it does not work with it. The arms on the carseat hinder it rather than support it. It doesn't sit properly on them. I was bummed when I got it and it didn't work.
345410
D.J.,Would you mind sharing the link you mentioned? I wasn't able to find anything on the Britax website. Thanks!
517556
Yes it fits any size carseat that is Britax brand. The bag is pretty large but easy to travel with because of the wheels. And it offers great protection when you do check the bag at the counter!
291094
I know this is late to the discussion, but it will help someone in the future. We traveled with that car seat and had no problems. It was difficult to get through security because they had to hand search it, and carrying a car seat onto the plane was bothersome, but the added safety is well worth it. Had no problems getting the car seat to fit once on the plane. Strapped my son in and he slept the either flight.
647727
The Seat Saver waterproof liner fits perfectly in the Britax Boulevard CS. I can't speak for other models of Britax car seats.
405923
My Britax B-Safe fit in my friends Infiniti G-35 coupe. It was a day I just really did not feel like driving. If you are really tall and need to push your front seat all the way back that may pose a problem with fitting the seat properly, as well as people that recline their seats during a car ride. Other than those situations I see this car seat being able to fit in the back of a Mustang.
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It fits on Southwest Airlines and hardly intrudes into the neighboring seat. Just put the armrest up. Installed rear facing, the seat in front of it couldn't recline. Can't comment on whether that is still the case when installed front facing. Biggest hassle was taking the seat in and out of the bag, but actually strapping the seat down was 1-2 minutes. I will do it again for our next flight coming up on United. -------------------------------- Update: I took it aboard flights on United Airlines and AirTran with no problems installing it. One thing I noticed this time is that I cannot get the bubble within the correct range for rear seating giving the distance between the seat in front. In my opinion, it is still safer to have the seat than not and you also get the benefit of having a place for them to sleep without having to hold your baby. United Airlines' economy plus seating helps with the longer seat pitch, but I still can't get the bubble quite into the correct range rear facing. Also depending on which aircraft you fly, the arm rest may or may not be able to come down. For airplane aficionados the planes I took the seat on are: Southwest (B737), AirTran (B717), United (A320 & A319). A sidenote, the baby changing tables on the United & AirTran planes are absolutely wonderful. And the flight attendants for all three airlines were very helpful with our little one.
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I found that my 5yr old grandson had more room to grow in the Diono. The Britax fit too snug - I felt it couldn't accomodate him as well now or when he's 6 or 7. Hope this helps you.
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I have done a lot of research on this! I have a subaru outback and needed a relatively slim seat to use rear facing. The marathon and boulevard use the same shell so they are the same size seat. Both rear face up to 40 lbs. The boulevard has a lower height maximum than the marathon for both rear facing and forward facing. The boulevard has a lower weight maximum for forward facing. The marathon is a fancier seat without any added bulk.
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I called Britax a few days ago (10/14/11) and the part numbers have changed so Amazon is clearing out the old stock. That's it! There are no new safety features. The only issue to pay attention to is that car seats have expiration dates, 6 years for a Boulevard from the date of construction so the new version may have a few more months in it before the expiration date.
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I don't know. For ease of getting on the plane we detached the seat from the cart before we boarded. Try contacting Britax.
1761374
States have different laws now about what age with front and rear facing carseats. AAP now says 2 years and that is what I'm going by. I was going to buy this car seat but since it doesn't rear face I went with Britax instead.
900703
I have a Britax Boulevard 70 and it did not fit, it was too short for the high back. I'm not sure about the Marathon.
659494
It works with the older version of the Britax Marathon, but not with the new Click Tight seats (I have a CT Boulevard) - the straps on the Brica are too short to connect the seat. We rigged ours with the top tether and a bungee to make it work, but I wish the straps were longer!