http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/ Sticky Fingers Travel By plane RSS 2.0 Feed. Please visit http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/ for more information. en-gb Copyright 2009 Sticky Fingers Travel. All Rights Reserved. 2009-01-09T09:25:28.28+00:00 GMT 60 http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/images/pageElements/logoRSS.gif http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/ http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Suggestions_to_make_Irish_Airports_more_Family_Friendly/Suggestions_to_make_Irish_Airports_more_Family_Friendly.850.html Air travel can be fraught with stress for all of us but parents travelling with children need all the help they can get. The DAA is investing €2 billion in new and improved facilities. Here are some family-friendly suggestions for improvements. 2008-11-11T06:56:39.39+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Top_tips_for_choosing_your_family_travel_airline/Top_tips_for_choosing_your_family_travel_airline.362.html Airline policies for families differ greatly and in some cases may be quite different on the ground where the gate staff has discretion. Many airlines will call themselves family friendly however their policies may not be consistent with this. 2008-10-30T12:45:49.49+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Infant_and_child_airfare_reductions/Infant_and_child_airfare_reductions.786.html Families receive very little attention from airlines when it comes to reduced fares for children and differences in policy and anomalies mean these are hard to charter. Here goes our best shot at it for you. 2008-10-30T12:49:50.50+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Airport_Travel_Tax/Airport_Travel_Tax.830.html The general rate applying will be €10 per passenger with a lower rate of €2 for shorter air journeys (those under 300 kms) and it will apply from the 30th of March 2009. 2008-11-26T11:20:26.26+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Top_tips_for_booking_your_flight_and_reserving_your_seats/Top_tips_for_booking_your_flight_and_reserving_your_seats.363.html Before you travel it's a good idea to find out whether your airline has a check-in option online. This cuts out hassle and waiting in line and you can usually join a fast-track queue to handover your checked luggage and your bags. 2008-10-30T07:34:00.0+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Persons_with_Reduced_Mobility/Persons_with_Reduced_Mobility.811.html From 26th July 2008 managing bodies of airports, such as the DAA, have legal responsibility for the provision of assistance services to persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air. 2008-10-30T07:35:05.5+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Baggage_Allowances/Baggage_Allowances.366.html Watch your baggage allowances which apply only to those who have bought a seat. Infants under two will not have a baggage allowance unless you are paying for a seat for them and this can be one of the most difficult things to negotiate as infants and toddlers tend to have the most equipment. 2008-10-30T07:36:28.28+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Packing_tips/Packing_tips.793.html We have prepared some checklists and top tips here below for your family packing depending on the age of your family and the type of family holiday you are going on and hope you will find them helpful. 2008-10-30T07:38:30.30+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Hand_luggage__baby/Hand_luggage__baby.506.html Take a good solid bag to carry all of the things you will need if you have a baby or a toddler. Here are our top tips for what you should bring and have a look at our hand luggage guide for all kids as well. 2008-10-30T07:43:31.31+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Hand_luggage__all_kids/Hand_luggage__all_kids.505.html One of the biggest challenges of travelling with children is deciding what to bring and how to bring it. Travelling with just some cotton and cashmere may be a globetrotting mantra but it is simply not practical when travelling with your children. 2008-10-30T07:44:39.39+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Navigating_airports_with_a_buggystroller/Navigating_airports_with_a_buggystroller.365.html With increasingly tighter airline regulations and no luggage allowance at all for infants less than two years of age, this service allows you to order ahead of time, saves you the hassle of shopping and carrying it to check-in and also keeps track of it! 2008-10-30T07:46:51.51+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Airport_facilities_and_security_when_travelling_with_kids/Airport_facilities_and_security_when_travelling_with_kids.364.html Due to requirements by airlines for two or three hour check-ins you can often spend more time in an airport than you do on the plane. After check in or if you are in transit having things like play areas can make a big difference. 2008-10-30T07:45:41.41+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Meet_and_Greet_at_the_airport/Meet_and_Greet_at_the_airport.873.html We all know the hassle of getting on and off the plane and all that goes with that but so far little is said about actually the significant hassles of getting into getting and and from your home and into and out of the terminal buildings. There is now a new service to help stressed parents called Swiftpark. We have tried it and we love it! 2008-12-11T12:28:04.4+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Boarding_the_plane_and_settling_in/Boarding_the_plane_and_settling_in.367.html Airlines differ greatly in the services they provide for families and the amenities for children. 2008-10-30T07:48:25.25+00:00 GMT http://www.stickyfingerstravel.com/Takeoff_the_flight_landing_and_baggage_collection/Takeoff_the_flight_landing_and_baggage_collection.368.html Small babies are more sensitive to air pressure and as the plane climbs and descends may be likely to cry. Swallowing can have a calming effect and so you should feed young children a bottle during takeoff and landing and give older children sucking sweets to help with this. 2008-10-30T07:57:16.16+00:00 GMT