CR7 pilots question

[lowoilpress]

To any CRJ-700 pilots out there: Can the arm rests on the seats in the cabin be raised?

My sister will be flying in the CR7 with her infant and will bring along a car seat for the baby. The seat width is 17 inches and the car seat is 19 inches wide. She'd rather not make the trip with a lap child (aka projectile).

Thanks in advance!

 

[dondk]

To my knowledge all of the RJ (ERJ and CRJ) seat handles can be raised. The only ones that may not or be "difficult" would be the bulkhead seats. I fly the 200 and they all come up and the bulkhead you have to push a button towards the underneath and back of the armrest to get it to lift. The bigger issue may be getting a car seat down th RJ's isle.. they are not the widest!

 

[sstearns2]

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I think the seat has to be labled as being OK for airplanes. Some of the flight attendants will give you a hard time about this. I think there is some kind of a rule, but I'm not sure exactly what it is.

Scott

 

[Typhoon1244]

Re: ....

I think the seat has to be labled as being OK for airplanes.

I have discovered that there are very few child seats anymore that aren't approved for use in aircraft. Check the sides of the seat...there's usually a label with a big block of legaleze, but it'll have a sentence in red ink stating whether or not it's okay on planes.

(If you'd told me ten years ago that I'd know this much about infant seats... )

 

[Ailerongirl]

Typhoon is right......see what 2 kids in 2 years does to you??

The red ink should state: Approved for use in motor vehicles and aircraft

And although there are very few these days that are not approved, there are some out there, so please check before bringing a car seat on board.

 

[lowoilpress]

Thanks for the info, guys. Fortunately, Delta/ASA's website is pretty clear about which car seats can be brought aboard. My sister will bring a printed copy of the web page "just in case." (Even though you and I know that gate agents ALWAYS know the current company policy) ; > )