Reply #9: I'm of the opinion that babies and toddlers flying should be avoided at all costs.

[mrreowwr_kittty]

Why put a child, and other passengers, through it? I can recall being on a plane at about the age of 3 and screaming in pain because of the effect of the altitude on my ears. Why was I on the plane? I have no idea, but I'm pretty sure that it was not essential that I be flown to wherever I was going. I could see the rare occasion where a relative is too elderly and frail to travel to see the baby. Other than that, everyone can fly to where the baby is, or wait until the kid is old enough to handle a plane ride.