Children on board

With the children's reduction, young passengers get great fares on Germanwings flights.

For children between 2 and 11, as well as infants younger than 2 travelling in a child seat on their own separate seat we offer a reduction of 20% of the regular flight fare*. Infants under 2 who travel on an adult’s lap pay a flat-rate fee per leg of 15 € (on domestic German flights 17.85 € incl. VAT).

At Germanwings the safety of our passengers is our first concern. For this reason you may take your own child seat on board. What’s relevant for taking it on board is the corresponding seal “for use in aircraft” from the German Technical Inspection Agency (TÜV). The following seats are just some that have this seal:

• Storchenmühle Maximum SP, ID 2711305500
• Maxi Cosi Mico, ID 8011000571
• Maxi Cosi Citi, ID 8811410300
• Luftikid Uno / Duo, ID 7011000571
• Römer King Quickfix, ID 8811400300, approval no. 03301122
• Römer Baby Safe/Plus, approval no. 03301146, 04301146

Child seats are not provided by Germanwings. Passengers must bring their own seat along! You can only book via the call centre or at a Germanwings airport desk. You cannot book online. Please understand that as a rule we are only permitted to allow these child seats on board the aircraft. If a child seat does not comply with the requirements, our cabin crew are entitled to refuse its use and to stow the seat separately. If this happens, infants will be secured on an adult’s lap with a loop belt. Unfortunately, in such cases we are unable to refund the fare paid for the infant’s own seat.

Please note, that in France and Spain children and adolescents under 18, who do not have their own passport, need to provide a written parental authorisation to be able to leave their home country. The authorisation is an official form that can be obtained from your local town hall or police station and must be filled out and signed by the parents.

When travelling to and from Croatia, children and adolescents under 18 (under 14 for Croatian nationals) who are not travelling with an authorised carer, must have their own passport as well as the written authorisation of their parents. The authorisation must be notarised. A notarised written parental authorisation is also required for children under 12 travelling to and from Portugal.

Children from 5 to 11 can also travel unaccompanied on Germanwings flights within Germany. Unfortunately at present we cannot offer this service on other routes.

Our staff are ever friendly and are there to look after the well-being of your child making sure they arrive safely at the destination airport. We also offer every child travelling unaccompanied a free soft drink.

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Per child one pushchair, buggy or travel cot can be checked in free of charge. Larger pushchairs will be carried as bulky luggage. Depending on the departure airport, smaller, lighter buggies can also be taken as far as the gate.

The same luggage allowance rules as adults apply for all children irrespective of their age or whether they have their own seat booked for them.

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