Travelling with 2.5yo - A332 J

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Just came back from our flight. The bad news - the QF attendants on my plane said they did not have the seatbelt attachment that @blackcat20 referenced, and didn't know that such a thing existed (to their credit, they did ask others in the crew). The good news, Little Pangwen managed to put on his seatbelt and was tall enough that the sash was not too uncomfortable. The child meal was also well received.

Overall, it went very well for LP's first flight!
 
This thread is referenced in a recent AFF article which I feel has not fairly represented the situation with CARES harnesses, so I wanted to clear a few things up.

The CARES harness can still be used in Economy. It can also still be used "usually" in Premium Economy.

It can't be used in J or F on widebodies (unsure about narrowbody J). I asked Qantas for confirmation on CARES usage in premium cabins in the past few weeks and received this:

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This thread is referenced in a recent AFF article which I feel has not fairly represented the situation with CARES harnesses, so I wanted to clear a few things up.

The CARES harness can still be used in Economy. It can also still be used "usually" in Premium Economy.

It can't be used in J or F on widebodies (unsure about narrowbody J). I asked Qantas for confirmation on CARES usage in premium cabins in the past few weeks and received this:

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Wait, you send an email to Qantas and you get an answer? Feels good to be P1. As WP it feels like Qantas doesn't cares. Anyway good to know.
 
Wait, you send an email to Qantas and you get an answer? Feels good to be P1. As WP it feels like Qantas doesn't cares. Anyway good to know.

If it's any consolation, it took a week to get a response - after we had departed....
 

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