Has anyone traveled from Vancouver to Australia with a 10-month old baby? Asking for a friend trying to decide if they do it all in one haul or break it up with a layover half way (Korean Air)
Edit to note: they are thinking of an overnight layover with hotel to rest, but ticket is an extra $750 each way.

Yes get the bassinet and go straight. Connections with a baby are just awful IMO. They always fall asleep on the descent, flights get delayed on the ground, etc etc...good luck!

We did, agree that you should just get it over with. The hassle with customs and security twice is worse.

done it a few times. vancouver to sydney. agree with the straight flight. the thing is, everyone has a routine to get the baby ready in-flight, and you dont wanna do prep work more than once.

Note!!! A 10 month old does not qualify for a baby basinet unless they are tiny. If they can sit up unassisted... you can not use one

Check with airline. Most bassinets have a age/weight limit and I believe 10 months is too old.

Straight shot for sure. We went when our son was 8 months

Hmmm my niece is 11 months old and she just had a bassinet and this was on Monday... so I'm not sure if they have an age limit or if they base it on availability. Definitely straight through though. A connection with a 10 month old would be difficult if you have a long layover.

Yes, 10 mo is too old for bassinet.....if the flight isn’t full, try to get an empty seat next to you......or pay for bulkhead seat (not exit)

Or if you can afford it, premium economy ... seats are way better

We just flew from France with out 15month old in the bassinet. Its based on their height/weight not age.

We just flew to London with an 11 month old and were declined the bassinet(even tho we paid for it) as our lo was too big. This airline was 22lb max.

Why prolong the inevitable???

Don't do layover, best straight through!

I travelled to YVR with a 7 month old to South America. Took about 14 hrs with connections not as bad as Australia. It wasn't fun but it wasn't the worst thing ever. The only crappy part was that you could sense other passengers getting annoyed when the baby cried.

Ignore them..try!

As flights usually leave YVR late in evening, a good part of the 14 hour flight will be sleep time for most babies and adults. We make the trip often, some babies cry a bit, some don't. All part of the experience. I say go for it! The few hour stop over isn't going to eliminate the jet lag.

We did it with a 9month old and it was totally doable direct. If hey can they try and give you an extra seat

Yes and straight through for sure. To be honest if you are allowed the bassinet, I found it stressful because she was able to climb through the straps and I was worried she would do that and topple out while I was sleeping. So I didn’t sleep
I think we would have been more comfortable just having her on our laps and sleeping. Now having said that, the front where the bassinet is makes for more room for diaper bag etc and gives her a spot to sit on the floor and play.