These children would also be better protected in the event of severe turbulence or an accident, if they used a car seat appropriate to their height and weight when they travel on aircraft. Car seatsĬhildren under 20 kg (approximately 4 years) use car seats when they travel in a car. It's been proven that you're not capable of holding onto your child during heavy turbulence, so consider one of the options below. Some overseas airlines don't allow the use of a loop belt, but do allow you to hold the child on your lap. But some countries have different rules to New Zealand over the use of Supplemental Loop Belts, so check with all the overseas airlines you intend travelling on. The Supplemental Loop Belt stops the child being bumped from the adult’s lap during heavy turbulence. The seat belt is fastened around the adult, and the Supplemental Loop Belt is then separately fastened around the infant/child who sits on the adult’s lap. This is a device providing an additional seat belt with a stitched loop through which the adult lap belt is passed. The Supplemental Loop Belt prevents the infant being bumped from the adult’s lap during heavy turbulence.Īirlines allow infants, up to the age of two, to sit on a parent’s lap using Supplementary/Supplemental Loop Belt. What is allowed in New Zealand? Supplemental or Supplementary Loop Belt In the meantime, here are the options for flying within New Zealand. Keep an eye on this webpage for updates on the issue. Ideally, children should be in a seat of their own, held in an approved restraint. International crash studies indicate that there are safer options than the Supplemental Loop Belt in the event of severe turbulence, or an accident. New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Rules require that, as a minimum, a child or infant is held by an adult, with the child or infant secured by a safety belt attached to the adult’s safety belt (‘Supplemental Loop Belt’ – see below). We're re-examining how best to secure babies and children during flight, following research by ICAO. In comparison, restraint methods in vehicles have undergone regular improvement. The method of carrying and restraining infants and small children has not significantly changed since the beginning of passenger-carrying flights.
Ideally, every child has a seat of their own with some sort of robust restraint system.
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