This guide restates the current traveling with children policy in a cleaner format. It keeps the original scope, restrictions, timing, and required actions intact.
Booking A Flight
Traveling with children
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Overview
What this guide says
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Who this article applies to
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- We are committed to helping families travel together. Find the information about prices and the booking process below.
- Booking an infant fare
- The cost of the ticket for an infant on the lap (children under 2 years) is usually 10-15% of an adult’s fare
- Two or more infants are not allowed in the reservation with one adult
- The cost of the ticket for an infant with his own seat is equivalent to a child fare
- The ticket for the infant on the lap can be added to an existing booking within 24 hours of the booking with the travel agency, or with the airline at the airport. Alternatively, you can book an infant ticket with a seat even after 24 hours of the booking
- Unaccompanied minor service is not available for infants and children younger than 5 years old
- Booking a child fare
- Cost of a child fare (children under 12 years) more often is the same as an adult fare
- Be sure to book all the passengers in one reservation
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Eligibility conditions
These conditions need to be true before the request can be handled under this policy.
- The ticket for the infant on the lap can be added to an existing booking within 24 hours of the booking with the travel agency, or with the airline at the airport. Alternatively, you can book an infant ticket with a seat even after 24 hours of the booking
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Restrictions to keep in mind
These limits narrow the scope of what can be approved or refunded.
- Two or more infants are not allowed in the reservation with one adult
- Unaccompanied minor service is only available on particular non-stop flights and for specific airline companies. The policy should be checked with the operating airline.
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Timing and processing windows
These are the time limits or waiting periods mentioned in the source policy.
- The ticket for the infant on the lap can be added to an existing booking within 24 hours of the booking with the travel agency, or with the airline at the airport. Alternatively, you can book an infant ticket with a seat even after 24 hours of the booking
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Required steps
Follow these actions in order when the article describes a specific process.
- The cost of the ticket for an infant on the lap (children under 2 years) is usually 10-15% of an adult’s fare
- Two or more infants are not allowed in the reservation with one adult
- The cost of the ticket for an infant with his own seat is equivalent to a child fare
- The ticket for the infant on the lap can be added to an existing booking within 24 hours of the booking with the travel agency, or with the airline at the airport. Alternatively, you can book an infant ticket with a seat even after 24 hours of the booking
- Unaccompanied minor service is not available for infants and children younger than 5 years old
- Cost of a child fare (children under 12 years) more often is the same as an adult fare
- Discounts vary on specific carriers, destinations, and cabin classes
- Be sure to book all the passengers in one reservation
- The farther in advance you book, the better. Seats become limited closer to the day of travel
- On the seat map, choose seats for your entire family or skip seats for that flight
- It’s better to skip seats than to choose just a few seats or seats scattered throughout the cabin. Gate agents can try to reseat you but gettings seats together on the day of travel are difficult
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Baggage details
This section keeps only the baggage-related statements found in the source article.
- Unaccompanied minor service is only available on particular non-stop flights and for specific airline companies. The policy should be checked with the operating airline.