Unaccompanied Minor (UM) Policy Quick Guide

Unaccompanied Minor (UM) Information:

All have rules and regulations about children travelling alone or unaccompanied by an adult. Some airlines will not allow children to travel alone under a certain age. Other airlines will not allow your children to travel alone without using their Unaccompanied Minor service. Most airlines will offer this service for older children if you require it.

Each airline will also have restrictions on which airports their service is available at and their own charges, so please check their website very carefully for details and booking conditions.

If you use an Unaccompanied Minor service, please ensure you have paid for the service BOTH WAYS (if required) and have completed the Unaccompanied Minor Form for each leg of the journey. Your airline will provide you with this:

Popular Airlines Must travel with an adult or as an UM

AEGEAN Under 12

AEROFLOT Under 12

AIR FRANCE Under 15

AIR Under 12

AIR Under 12 (Under 14 departing to/from Italy)

ALITALIA Under 15

AUSTRIAN AIR Under 12

BRITISH AIRWAYS Under 14*

*All young flyers aged under 16 and travelling alone must complete a parental/guardian consent form before travel (NO UM SERVICE)

EASYJET Under 16 (NO UM SERVICE)

EMIRATES Under 12

EUROSTAR Under 12**

** Anyone under 18 who is a French citizen or a foreign minor, resident in France, must complete an AST form before they travel alone or without their parents, on Eurostar. This applies to journeys from France and is required for any unaccompanied children leaving the country (NO UM SERVICE)

EUROWINGS Under 12

FINNAIR Under 12

FLYBE Under 12 (NO UM SERVICE)

IBERIA Under 12***

*** Iberia will not accept bookings or tickets issued for unaccompanied minors (UMs) when other companies are involved in the journey including flights with a shared code (IB4XXX and IB7XXX)

KLM Under 14

LUFTHANSA Under 12

TAP Under 12

TURKISH AIRLINES Under 12

RYANAIR Under 16 (NO UM SERVICE)

WIZZ AIR Under 14 (NO UM SERVICE)

VIRGIN ATLANTIC Under 12. 5

This was correct at the time of compiling this database, but please check with the airline directly before you book. These are just a few airlines that can be used and not an exhausted list.