Air Antwerp looks forward to your children on board. Infant (0 or 1 year old) and children (including 2 to 11 years old) flights can be booked directly on its website. Infants and children must be accompanied by at least 1 adult (at least 18 years old). Infants must be carried on the lap of adults, and children must have their own seats. Therefore, for safety reasons, you should keep as many adults as traveling adult babies can accommodate up to one infant. Similarly, for safety reasons, Antwerp Air cannot accommodate more than 5 infants on a single flight. For children, there is no limit to the number of reservations, as long as you reserve at least one adult guide for each group of 12 children.
Air Antwerp strongly advises parents not to take their children on the plane without first consulting a doctor. In all cases, if a baby is born prematurely, Air Antwerp cannot accept newborns shorter than 7 days or shorter than 6 months. The incubator cannot be carried on the Air Antwerp flight.
Please note that Antwerp Air does not provide in-flight food suitable for infants. Therefore, it encourages you to take baby food and drinks with you. Unfortunately, as there is no necessary oven on board, it is currently unable to heat baby food or milk on board.
Booking children can enjoy an adult luggage permit. Infants or adults with infants are not allowed to bring extra luggage. However, each infant or child can ride a stroller for free, as long as it is folded and fits into the cabin of the aircraft. You can take this item with you on the boarding plane.
If you want to sit your baby in a car seat, it is only possible if you reserve an extra seat for this. Please contact Air Antwerp customer service for more information. The car seat can be rotated backward or forward, but must have a strong metal or plastic frame with a four-point seat belt, and must not exceed the following maximum dimensions: maximum length and width of 65 cm, maximum of 45 cm.
Unaccompanied minors on Air Antwerp planes
Children between 5 and 12 years old can take any Antwerp Air flight unaccompanied, but they must be accompanied by an adult to get off the airport. Accompanying children and adults must arrive at the check-in counter at least 1 hour before the scheduled flight departure time. If the unaccompanied minor is negligent in filling in the form, signed by the appropriate person and submitted to the registration agency, the minor can be admitted on the flight. Download here. The UMHA Unaccompanied Minor Handling Device.
Please note that adults are not allowed to leave children and enter the airport security zone outside the security zone. However, adults must stay at the airport until the boarding gate closes
After the child is checked, the minor will be provided with a badge and accompany him to the boarding gate and then to the plane, where the Air Antwerp flight crew will take over the child. Although Antwerp Air does not provide special escorts for unaccompanied minors, you can ensure that its flight attendants will be properly informed and pay special attention to its young guests.
Upon arrival at the airport, the crew will personally invite the relevant person responsible for picking up the child and sign the UM form.
Reservations for unaccompanied minors must be made at least 48 hours before the scheduled departure time and can only be made by contacting its customer service representative. For unaccompanied minors, additional fees will be charged.
Please note that children under 5 years old are not allowed to travel on Antwerp Air without being accompanied by an adult. Children between 13 and 17 years old do not need unaccompanied minors.
Departure day
We recommend that you arrive at the airport earlier than the check-in date. Upon arrival, you will need to fill out a form about the person you decide to adopt with your child. This person must show ID.
Before leaving, you must lift the UM bag from the company where it will be stored during registration:
Air tickets,
Your child’s ID card or passport,
Parent authorization,
The ID of the person in charge of the child must bring the ID to the airport at the scheduled time of arrival.
Full support provided by the Belgian company
After boarding, the company staff will take care of the children and entrust the person in charge to receive them upon arrival.
The UM space can also accommodate children while waiting for the airline to pick them up.
Wait for the plane to take off before leaving the airport.
The papers to present on the day of departure
Children must have their personal files. ID card, passport and visa must be valid in their name.
Note: Household registration is not accepted as a personal document.
Special regulations regarding the Covid-19 pandemic
Some countries/regions require recent negative tests for Covid-19, including travel documents, quarantine on arrival or children. It invites you to check the conditions of entry and stay in the country where your child will travel.
No matter how old your child is, it is strongly recommended that you do this, although only 11 years old are obliged to wear surgical masks at the airport and on its planes. It recommends that you provide him with multiple masks during the journey.