Just wanted to say that we bought a CARES restraint for a recent trip, and it was excellent. Like you seriously couldn't be bothered carting a car seat as well as all the other junk that you need to take, and the CARES restraint is a harness that fits on to the seat and the seat belt and creates a proper shoulder harness for a toddler (in their own seat). Cost was about $120, for us we were very happy with it, because 1) it kept her still and stopped her from escaping, 2) it's similar to a car seat restraint so it was a familiar feeling for her 3) it fits in a little bag and we could take it in her onflight luggage very easily. And if there was a problem it would have actually provided some protection for her which a normal aircraft seat belt would not have done for a 12kg toddler. The hosties were all very interested as it seemed none of them had seen one before but it is all CASA approved.
We flew overseas with our 4 year old and used the carseat in the cabin (Qantas). I anticipated major delays/hassles trying to get it on board, but that turned out to be the easy part! The difficulties were actually in making the carseat fit in the airline seats and lugging the darn thing around the airport with us.
We're headed off overseas again in a few months. This time, no carseat on the plane. We'll buy a booster at the other end, LOL!
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