Families and children
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Everything you need to know about traveling with infants (under 2 years) or children (ages 2 to 11).
REDUCED FARES
If your child is 2 years or older
- If you are traveling with children over 2 years old, you can choose your seat when booking your trip.
- When traveling with your child, you can enjoy a discount, if the fare allows, on your child's ticket: up to 20% on short-haul flights and up to 33% on medium-haul and long-haul flights.
- To ensure a smooth travel experience, we seat children aged 2 to 11 next to their accompanying adult in a standard seat of the travel cabin you have selected.
- To travel on seats that best match your comfort needs or preferred location in the cabin, you can also select a Seat Option for each family member at the time of your booking.
If your child is under 2 years old
- They can travel on your lap on any flight at a discount* of 90%.
Our Seat Options are available online at a preferential rate, allowing you to choose from our most comfortable seats or those equipped with a bassinet. A discount of up to 50% is applied to all passengers in the booking. Until check-in begins, access to certain seats is reserved for families traveling with an infant. Purchasing a seat option is the only way to guarantee access to a bassinet, which is subject to availability. Alternatively, your infant can travel on the seat next to you. In this case, you will need to buy a child fare ticket (2-11 years old) and bring an approved car seat or harness for your child to use. If your child celebrates their second birthday during your trip, they will automatically be registered for the child rate for all the flights in your booking. The infant discount no longer applies. If you would like your infant (under 2 years of age) to travel in an individual seat next to yours, please contact us to reserve the seat and find out which type of safety devices are allowed (car seat or harness) during your trip.
* For flights between Paris and Corsica, infants (aged 0-2 years) may travel on your lap free of charge.
Important: If you would like to travel in the La Première cabin with your infant, please contact us by telephone, as specific fares and conditions apply.
There are many places in the airport to change and nurse your baby. For older children, some terminals offer dedicated areas for them to play or relax before boarding the plane.
Your child is 2 years old or older
- In the cabin and in the hold, they are entitled to the same amount of baggage as an adult, depending on their ticket price and cabin.
Your child is under 2 years old
- If you have booked a seat for your child:
- In the cabin and in the hold, they are entitled to the same amount of baggage as an adult, depending on their ticket price and cabin.
- If your child is traveling on your lap, you may bring:
- In the cabin: 1 hand baggage (max. 12 kg/26.4 lb, dimensions 55 x 35 × 25 cm/21.7 × 13.8 × 9.9 in)
- In the hold:
- 1 baggage (max. 10 kg/22 lb) for your child, unless the conditions of your ticket do not include checked baggage.
- 1 stroller or rigid infant carrier with a backpack structure
- 1 car seat
Find all the details about transporting strollers in the dedicated section (bottom of the page).
For all cabins on long-haul flights*, your child will receive a baby comforter.
In the La Première, Business, and Premium cabins, the gift box also includes a pair of soft and comfortable socks designed to keep your baby’s feet warm during the flight.
Please note: For safety reasons, any equipment designed for children to sleep horizontally (convertible bag that serves as a bed, inflatable mattress placed in front of the seat, etc.) are not permitted on board Air France aircraft.
Dining offer on our long-haul routes*
Children's menu (2 to 6 years old)
Air France offers a meal tailored to the tastes and nutritional needs of young children.
The meal is fun and playful in presentation, pre-cut, and nutritionally balanced. Departing from Paris, the meal is prepared exclusively with 100% organic ingredients. The children's menu is automatiucally booked for children between 2 and 6 years old.
From the age of 7, an adult meal is served unless a children's meal is specifically requested. You can book this menu up to 24 hours before the departure of your flight.
For infants (0 to 23 months old)
Book a meal specially designed for your infant, up to 48 hours before your flight’s departure.
It includes savory and sweet purées, biscuits, and a dairy dessert — all carefully selected to meet your infant’s nutritional needs.
When departing from Paris, this meal is prepared using 100% organic ingredients.
* The Air France long-haul network includes most intercontinental flights, notably those:
- between metropolitan France and the Caribbean or the Indian Ocean,
- between metropolitan France and the French overseas departments and territories,
- between Europe and Asia, Oceania, Africa (not including North Africa), North or South America, or the Middle East .
Children and youth under 16 years of age traveling from the United Kingdom are exempt from paying the British Airport Tax (Air Passenger Duty). This exemption is automatic.
Accompanying passenger
- Every child* must be accompanied by an independent adult who is at least 18 years of age. The accompanying adult may be under the age of 18 if he or she is the child's father, mother or legal guardian. The child and the accompanying passenger must travel in the same cabin. If it is not the case, the child is considered an unaccompanied minor (UM).
* Up to 12 years of age for flights within metropolitan France and flights to/from French overseas departments and territories, and up to 15 years of age for international flights.
- An adult aged 18 and over may travel with a maximum of 12 minors :
- under the age of 15 within our international network,
- under the age of 12 within our Metropolitan and Overseas France network.
Travel tips
Traveling with a stroller
Regardless of your ticket fare, you can transport a car seat, a stroller, or an infant carrier with a backpack structure in the hold at no extra charge.
In the cabin:
- Only completely foldable strollers can be accepted, subject to availability (such as the Yoyo by Stokke or similar). Once folded, its dimensions cannot exceed 55 x 45 x 25 cm/ 21.7 x 17.7 x 9.8 in. The stroller replaces your child's hand baggage.
- No strollers are allowed in the cabin on board our Embraer aircraft on flights operated by HOP!.
Please note: strollers must be packed in a carrying case that covers the stroller fully. In addition, for security reasons, some airports may have to deny access to strollers inside the boarding areas.