Definitely phone the airline. The baggage rules have changed a LOT and we nearly got stung for US$525 for three bags earlier this month.
As recently as October 2008 you could fly from the U.S. to Doha on Qatar Airways without the carseats counting toward your baggage requirement at all. In other words, you were allowed two bags per passenger. . .so if there were two adults and two (paying) kids then you were allowed eight bags PLUS the two car seats. But no longer. . .now you would be allowed six bags plus two car seats. Anything over that costs US$175 *per bag*. We learned this the hard way, so it's not an urban legend for us :(
Definitely phone the airline. The baggage rules have changed a LOT and we nearly got stung for US$525 for three bags earlier this month.
As recently as October 2008 you could fly from the U.S. to Doha on Qatar Airways without the carseats counting toward your baggage requirement at all. In other words, you were allowed two bags per passenger. . .so if there were two adults and two (paying) kids then you were allowed eight bags PLUS the two car seats. But no longer. . .now you would be allowed six bags plus two car seats. Anything over that costs US$175 *per bag*. We learned this the hard way, so it's not an urban legend for us :(