Flying with children
Are you wondering how flying with children works? Prepare your flight well.
TUI fly air travel with children
The very youngest of our passengers need extra attention when on board. Are you flying with TUI fly with your child or is your child traveling alone? Then prepare the flight well and see what TUI fly offers you.
Contact your travel agent or the TUI Customer Services Center for ticket prices for your baby and/or child. Different conditions may apply when you fly with another airline. You can find these on the airline's website.
Traveling with children under two years of age
- Infants and toddlers up to two years of age travel on the lap of a passenger 18 years of age and older. It is the age for the outward flight that is the determining factor. If your child is one year old on the outbound flight and two years old on the inbound flight, your child will travel on your lap on the outbound and inbound flights. (For package tours; flight+hotel)
- Did you book separate airline tickets and will your child turns two during the trip? Then you will also pay for your child and your child will have their own seat on both the outbound and inbound flights.
- An adult (18 years and older) may travel with a maximum of two infants/toddlers due to safety regulations. If so, you travel with one baby on your lap and you must book a separate seat for the other baby.
- For more information about flying with children read our frequently asked questions.
Food
For children under 12 with their own seat, we serve a children's meal during long-haul flights. There are no meals are served on flights to/from European and Mediterranean destinations. You can always purchase snacks and drinks on board from the TUI Café assortment.
Baby food
You may bring baby food on board, but there are restrictions on liquid: three bottles or boiled water of max. 100 ml of boiled water. Baby food or formula can be warmed up onboard during the flight. There is also changing boards in some of the toilets. There are no other facilities for babies on board.
Children traveling alone
- Children up to and including four years of age may travel only when accompanied by their parent or legal guardian.
- Children aged 5 to 11 must use our UM service (Unaccompanied Minor service). This service is mandatory for all children under the age of 12.
- Children aged 12 to 17 may travel unaccompanied on TUI fly flights, with the exception of flights to the ABC Islands, for which they must be accompanied. You can book our UM service as an option if you so wish.
Children traveling alone to Aruba, Bonaire or Curaçao
Children up to 17 years old traveling alone to Aruba, Bonaire or Curaçao need a copy of the passport or ID card of the parent(s) or legal guardian in addition to a valid travel permit. Also, on flights to Aruba, Bonaire or Curaçao, children must always be accompanied.
Frequently asked questions about flying with children
- Checked baggage of 10 kg is allowed on all flights for infants (under the age of two), but no carry-on baggage.
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Baby supplies such as a prepared food, which you need during the flight, must be carried in the carry-on baggage of the adults travelling with the children.
The food can be warmed onboard. Baby food is not covered by the strict rules regarding carry-on baggage. - Children over the age of two can bring 10kg of free carry-on baggage, just like adults. Hold baggage can be added for a fee.
Click here for more information regarding (hand) luggage for my baby or child
- Only child seats with approval standard ECE R44-03 or higher, with a three-point belt and the label "For use in aircraft" may be used in the cabin. You may not bring cribs onboard in the cabin.
- Folding baby carriages, Maxi Cosi, Easy Walkers and booster seats are allowed in the cabin as carry-on baggage, provided they meet the rules (max. 1 piece, 10 kg, 55x40x20 cm). The parent cannot bring any onboard any other carry-on luggage.
- You can take a folding baby carriage (not a duo), balance bike or kids' scooter all the way to the gate and it will be loaded into the hold there. This will be returned upon disembarkation or at the baggage carousel on arrival.
- Where no individual seat has been booked, the baby travels on the lap. If you book a seat, you must also bring an approved child seat with you.
- You can bring baby carriages and car seats to the gate and they are then loaded into the hold and returned upon disembarkation or in the baggage room.
- Attach luggage tags to all items.
- Book the baby in right away even if it is not yet born as the number of babies per flight is limited.
- If you don't know the baby's first name yet or don't want to share it yet, you can enter "XXX" as the first name during booking. The expected date of birth must also be specified. Once the baby is born, you can update with the correct details. Please contact your travel agent or our Customer Service Center.
- Then you must book an extra seat and pay the fare of an adult passenger. Keep in mind that you must bring a child seat on board to place the baby in. Cribs are not allowed in the cabin. Only child seats with approval standard ECE R44-03 or higher, with three-point belt and with label 'For use in aircraft' are allowed onboard.
Click here for more information regarding booking a seat for infants and children under the age of two.
Do you still have any questions? Do not hesitate to get in touch with us. Please also check the Frequently Asked Questions page.