Allow Carriers on Planes

In fact, one specific place where I'd like to see this thinking applied is adjacent to this rule: babywearing carriers on planes. When our babies were little, carriers were massively helpful in flying. The baby likes it, and your arms are free. But for takeoff and landing, the FAA requires you to take your baby out of the carrier and hold them in your arms.

The rule is that if an under-two is going to ride on a lap, they must not "occupy or use any restraining device," ( 14 CFR 121.311.b.1 ) and FAA guidance to parents is clear: "Baby carriers ...are not allowed to be used during ground movement, take-off, or landing."

This goes back to 1995, and if you look at the notice of proposed rulemaking it says: