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| Infant seat attached to overhead compartment 1953 |
Back in 1953, BOAC supplied skycots, a hammock type of carrier, that clipped onto the lip of the overhead baggage compartment just above the heads of the parents sitting in the seats below. Skycots were supplied free to parents of infants who were not able to crawl or turn over yet.
Although the child had to be held in the arms of a parent for liftoff and landing, for the duration of the airplane trip, the child lay snug and secure in the skycot above them. Its scoop-like sides evidently were all that was needed to keep the child from falling out.
So I guess they didn't have any turbulence back then?
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