Planning to take my 5 month LO to Sydney soon. Need advice on whether to go with normal airlines or budget airlines and why? Also is there a particular time of flight that is preferred for travel (ie during LO sleep time)?

Normal airlines. Budget airlines are generally more cramp and tho you can pay more for a more spacious seat, I feel that the staff are not as service orientated or friendly. U may need quite a lot of help from the crew if u need hot water or put ice pack in fridge or anything I think it is best to travel if it is a timing that can match ur LO sleeping time so that higher chance that baby can be coax to sleep and less cranky on arrival. Be sure to have his comforters with u and try to feed milk when take off and landing to help with the ear discomfort too - a less disturbed baby is best :) All the best and enjoy ur holiday.