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I have checked it with baggage, check with your airline's rules, you may be charged an additional fee, it may be free.

You can use a trashbag. I like the clear ones, so people know what's in it. I write my last name on a big piece of duct tape, classy I know.

We just flew with an infant seat and snap and go, but the same process should apply. One the way there we gate checked it, and put the carseat and base in a big black plastic bag, the contractor type. I put a couple of flourescent labels that said car seat so they would know it wasn't garbage, plus labelled it with our name and phone number.

On the way home, I didn't want to deal with it in the airport so we just checked it with baggage. Used the same giant plastic garbage bag, came out with the luggage at the end.

I have heard horror stories about seats being checked but it seemed fine to me, and I can only worry about so much.

Oh and we flew US Air, their policy is free checked car seat OR stroller. But no one questioned it that we checked the car seat and the snap and go. In your case, you should get them both free anyway if you check one as baggage and then gate check the stroller (since you are only ever checking one at a time).

We always check our carseat with our luggage and we use the plastic bags supplied by the airline. We've had no issues so far after flying 3 round trips.

@misolee: @Sammyfab: us air did not have bags big enough at check in or at the gate, in Boston or Phoenix. I'm glad we had our own. They did have one at check in but it couldn't even fit the whole infant seat?

@misolee: @Foodnerd81: I'm Canadian and I've only flown WestJet. I'm shocked that US Air wouldn't have bags big enough though. After having my LO and traveling with him significantly, I've come to realize how often babies are on airplanes (especially domestic flights).