Luke's first time on a jumbo jet went well from our perspective. I'm not sure how our fellow passengers feel. The pressure changes didn't seem to bother him at all, but he did cry several times out of frustration and general discomfort. We were seated in the middle isles, so he had no window view. I don't think he knew he was in a plane. He didn't have his own seat, but we were able to put the armrests up on two of our seats and he, Tim and I shared until they went to sleep. He's technically too heavy for the cot/bassinet that they had for him which sits on a shelf in the bulkhead, but we put him in it after he fell asleep and he did well there for an hour or so. After that, we took turns holding him while he slept. The bulkhead is nice because you have all the extra leg room, but you aren't allowed to have any bags on the floor during take off and landing and there were no bins directly overhead. When traveling with young children, it's really important to be able to reach into your bag at any moment for any number of emergency items: a cup of milk, a book, a toy, a cloth, a change of clothes, etc.
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getting ready for bed on the flight
On the flight to Cape Town, he got his own seat because the flight wasn't full and we were not in the bulkhead. Paul and I sat on either end of the row of four and by again lifting armrests, Tim and Luke were able to stretch out. He slept from take off through our dinner and then was asleep for most of the 11 hour flight.
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sleeping on the flight to cape town with brother
