Travelling with young children can feel daunting, but we’re here to make it easier from take-off to touchdown.
With smart packing tips, in-flight family entertainment and a well-earned reputation for putting families first, we’ll help get your trip off to a flying start.
After you've booked your child a seat, you can pre-order a kids' meal created especially for ages 2 to 12, anytime up to 24 hours before your flight.
Don’t worry if you haven’t ordered a kids’ meal; they can choose from the main menu the flight, including a vegetarian option.
We’ve hand-picked the best shows to keep younger viewers entertained throughout the flight, or help them drift off peacefully at bedtime.
Bigger kids can choose from hours of audio and family films, or take control by setting limits with our Parental Block feature.
Bring a fully collapsible pushchair and car seat or booster seat in addition to your free checked baggage allowance when travelling with children.
In most airports, your pushchair can be used right through to the gate, and your car seat or booster seat can be used onboard.
Seating options
Checked baggage allowance
Hand baggage allowance
Liquid allowance
All cots/bassinets should be requested in advance. You can do so by using our Live Chat service. Click here for more information on requesting a cot/bassinet.
Available bassinets will be allocated in the order we receive the requests for each flight. Your seat number will be allocated ahead of Online Check In opening.
For children and infants who have their own seat, the same baggage allowances as adults will apply.
For infants on a lap (without their own seat), they’ll get one checked bag, except in Economy Light, where no baggage is included.
If you're flying Economy Light, you may purchase one bag per infant.
You can also bring a collapsible pushchair and car seat in addition to their free bag allowance. We will take this from you at the gate and pop in the hold.
Once we land, we’ll have it ready outside the aircraft doors wherever possible. At some destinations, you may have to pick it up at the baggage hall due to local customs restrictions. Announcements on board your flight just before you land will advise where you can collect your pram.
Babies and toddlers aged 0-23 months are entitled to one bag each weighing up to 6kg (or 13lb). Any children aged 2+ years are entitled to the same amount of hand baggage as an adult.
When travelling with infants or children, you can bring a fully collapsible pushchair (which we can take from you at the gate and pop in the hold) and a car seat, in addition to the free check-in allowance. Once we land, we’ll have it ready outside the aircraft doors wherever possible. At some destinations, you may have to pick it up at the baggage hall due to local customs restrictions. Announcements on board your flight just before you land will advise where you can collect your pram.
Alternatively, pushchairs that are a maximum of 23 x 36 x 56cm (that’s around 9 x 14 x 22 inches) when folded are permitted in the cabin with you as your hand baggage.
Please note that pushchairs carried onboard are part of your hand baggage allowance, not an additional item. If your buggy does not fit in the baggage sizer at check-in or at the boarding gate, the pushchair will be tagged by ground staff and checked in either at check-in or the boarding gate. You must be able to place your foldable pushchair in the overhead bins unaided.
The following liquids are allowed in amounts greater than 100ml. Please bear in mind that you still shouldn’t bring excessive amounts:
Firstly, what type of ticket do you need that best suits your needs? Check out the basics before we delve into the good stuff.
Infant
Child
Young Adult
Babies up to the age of 2 are classed as infants. They'll usually fly in the comfort of your lap, so we only charge 10% of the adult fare (plus any taxes, fees or charges).
If you do require a seat for your infant, you’ll need to book that with us directly. Please Contact us.
While you are there, you can also request a bassinet or cot, subject to availability.
You must be 12 or over to look after a lap infant onboard, and it's only one baby per lap please, or things get a bit too wriggly.
Child fares apply for children aged between 2 and 11 years old at the time of travelling.
Please refer to our page Seats for children for more information on booking a seat for your child.
Young person fares apply for children over the age of 12 but under 16 at the time of travelling.
Please refer to our page on Young Persons Travelling Alone for more information about our policies on young people travelling without a parent or guardian.
Kids meals
Feeding babies
If you'd like to order any children's meals, you need to do so separately, which can be done easily online in My Booking. You can do this any time from booking up to 24 hours before your flight.
Mothers are welcome to breastfeed on board. Our crew will make you as comfortable as possible, and can provide an extra blanket or a seat in the galley if you'd like some more privacy. We can’t store expressed milk, but we have ice and ice buckets if you need to keep it cool for later use.
If you're bringing baby food, milk or formula in your hand baggage, make sure you read about the airport security guidance on how much and what you can bring. Here's the guidance for the UK.
If you're flying from London Heathrow, you can reserve your baby milk or formula and collect it at the airport
If you need milk warming up, just let the cabin crew know, and they’ll be happy to do it by warming it in hot water, then leaving it to cool.
Travelling with an infant on your lap – You can request a pureed baby meal (suitable for up to 12 months old) via My Booking. We only offer a baby meal, so if your little one has moved on to solid food, please bring something along with you for them to eat.
Travelling with an infant in their own seat – You can request a baby meal or a child meal via My Booking.
We adhere to allergen guidance under European and UK food legislation, which may be different in other jurisdictions. The allergens declared refer to the ingredients only, the food items may contain traces of allergens since they are processed on or with equipment that processes products that may contain allergens.
We cannot guarantee the absence of food allergen or peanut traces in our meals, both on board and at the airport. A list of food allergens contained in meals served on flights departing from the UK and USA is available on board from your Cabin Crew.
Our suppliers are based all around the world and not every country has the same legal requirements for providing allergen information. On flights to the UK, allergen labelling on pre-packaged items may not reflect all of the allergens required to be declared in the UK. For passengers flying from the USA, we also adhere to the three additional Nuts listed under US Allergen advisory information.
Peanuts are never knowingly included in any of our meals on board. However, our meals are not produced in a nut-free environment so may contain traces.
All other nuts may also be served on our flights to other passengers as part of the menu ingredients and/or the snack service, in any cabin. We also can’t stop other passengers from bringing (or eating) their own food onboard, which may include nuts.
In view of the above, we strongly encourage passengers to take all necessary precautions to prepare for the possibility of inadvertent exposure.
If you have a severe allergy, please see our Special Assistance pages.
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If your child has their own seat on the flight, they may prefer a meal from our kids' menu. You'll need to pre-order kids' meals online in My booking at least 24 hours before your flight
Children and seated infants get the same baggage allowance as grown up's so they can bring all their favourite things, and you can pack that extra pair of shoes. You can also bring one fully collapsible pushchair and a car seat in addition to your free baggage allowance.
Car seats and booster seats can be checked in with your other baggage or taken with you into the cabin for use during the flight, provided they meet our requirements. Find out more about seats for children.
You may need to make specific arrangements for cots and pushchairs. Read the guide here.
If you’re travelling during the school holidays, dedicated family security lanes at London Heathrow can help make the airport feel a little easier. Kids also eat free at selected restaurants on specific school holiday dates. And whenever you fly, you’ll find play areas, baby changing areas, and family toilets in every terminal at Heathrow. For full details, including applicable dates, please visit heathrow.com and take a look at their information on travelling with children.