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Originally Posted by scottishcelts
Hi Karen, i know, this is my worry, that the kids will be unbearable not just for us but for everyone else on the plane! My 9 and 5 year old - who will be almost 6 when we fly will be no probs but it's my 1 year old i'm getting nervous about, she will be nearly 2 when we make the flights but ANY 2 year old no matter how well behaved they are are going to be a nightmare! I am so dreading it as i know how stressful it's going to be.
Funnily enough we will be flying from Glasgow to Dubai then straight to Brisbane Airport, that's why i'm trying to find out the best way to do it with kids. It's not going to be easy any way but i think you are right about the stop over. Me and hubby had came to that conclusion but just want some info from people who have already done it. I also don't fancy staying over in Dubai but it's the best route for us to take, as it's about 7 odd hours from Glasgow to Dubai, the kids will be pulling their hair out by then, so i think a stop over is necessary really. No kids is easy, i would just do the whole flight then and there but kids are a different scenario altogether!!!  |
Hi,
We went to Melbourne in February, our wee boy was 1 year and 9 months at the time. We flew with Emirates and they couldn't have been more helpful, they moved us up the back to give us extra seats and actually went all the way bck down the front if I wanted anything from the hand luggage that I had left at our original seats. He was on my lap some of the time but people actually moved to let us have extra seats! Look at the very back of the plane, at first glance I thought the plane was full but all the empty seats were right at the back. We did the Glasgow - Dubai -Melbourne (refuelling at Singapore) route. I was worried sick but I needn't have bothered. As the flight ends up being split into 3 7 hour stints he had what would have been his bedtime on one of them and slept though take off and landing, it was only when we go up to get off the plane that he woke!! We just made sure he had plenty toys and went with the flow, if he wanted to sleep we let him and if he didn't we left him! It did take him a few nights to get over the jet lag but at least we were there and that was it over with (at least for 3 weeks). We were going to visit family so we just wanted to get there as quick as possible to spend as much time as we could with them but it's obviously different when your are emigrating. My biggest tip would be to try not stress to much about as you will end up making things worse for yourself.
Good luck,