Travelling with Infant

Procedures for carriage of infant seats

Infants are permitted to be carried in an acceptable separate child restraint system (CRS) fastened to a passenger seat. This could be forward facing and is a preferred method of restraint for an infant.

A child up to the age of two would be more effectively protected if seated on a CRS provided the weight or size of the child does not exceed the placarded limits of the device.
Any CRS must be secured to the aircraft seat in accordance to the child seat manufactures instructions or an approved method.
The CRS should not be located in the row adjacent to an emergency exit or immediately forward or aft of such a row.
The CRS should not obstruct access and passageway to any emergency exit.
A window seat or the middle row of seats in a two aisle aircraft are the preferred locations although aisle seats are acceptable when the seats in the same row are occupied by persons responsible for the infant.
Only one infant / child should be located in any one row unless the infants are in the same family and an adult is accompanying the second infant. .

The cabin crew should ensure that only the following approved seats to be used on board the aircraft.
U.K. CAA Approved Seats

MANUFACTURER	CERTIFICATE OF TEST REFERENCE
Btitax	NPR 1/002/003
Btitax	NPR 1/002/001
Mothercare	NPR 1A/001/002
Mothercare	NPR 1A/001/003
Aviation Furnishings	Type 2040-1-Care Chair

Approved U.S. Labels (Seats Manufactured to US Standards)

This restraint system confirms to all Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards.
This restraint system confirms to all applicable Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and THIS RESTRAINT IS CERTIFIED FOR USE IN MOTOR VEHICLES AND AIRCRAFT. ( RED lettering )

General Guide to Restraint of Children in Aircraft.

AGE	RESTRAINT DEVICE
Less than 6 months	Infant seat belt
6 months up to 2 years	Infant seat belt or approved car type infant seat.
2 years and above	Approved car type child restraint device or aircraft seat belt.