Agree about the bassinet. We went to Thailand with dd 3 and ds 9 months and he spent most time on my lap due to turbulence, but dd couldn't sleep because she couldn't lie down.
At check in ask for extra seats around you if possible. We we to USA with dd 4 and ds 20 months and on a ten hour flight had four of us in three sears. Very squishy!
iPad is the only entertainment we needed lol but also had crayons and colouring in and stickers. They get entertained by people going to the toilet etc. snacks we essential such as small packets of chips or pop corn, squeezy veggies/yogurt and muesli bars.
I really enjoyed the flight because it can be quality family time. The airports can be more stressful because of time pressures and security etc.
The bassinet isn't an issue anyway, apparantly there aren't any on our plane cause we are going via Perth and apparently the flight isn't long enough.....
Pack a spare top for yourself and your husband too. Fact: Flying for hours with poop on your top from a poo-splosion before even getting on the plane is yuck.
Great idea Meow! I'd planned changes for the girls, but I hadn't thought about what could end up on me (although I can't understand why, I'm with them every day lol).
I was going to say what Meow has - PACK SPARE CLOTHES FOR YOURSELF!!!! Clothes, not just a shirt. We've travelled a few times with ours and every single time DD2 will get travel sickness - plane, boat, train and bus. There is absolutely nothing worse than not being able to clean yourself up. Whenever we travel now I pack an entire change of clothe for myself plus an additional top. Hopefully you won't need it, but it will be invaluable if you do.
The only other suggestion I have that others haven't covered is you can buy from D!ck Smith, Tandy etc headphones that work on the plane that are specifically for kids - much better for your big girl than trying to use the plane ones that will constantly fall off
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