Reduced fares for children
Are you planning a getaway with the family? At KLM, kids up to and including 11 years of age travel at reduced fares (if applicable). Indicate that you are flying with children or an infant during the booking process and the reduction will automatically be included in the price.
Children travelling alone
The first time your child flies on their own it can be a bit nerve-racking, for your child and for you too. KLM provides a service for unaccompanied minors that takes care of kids from check-in to arrival, between 5 and 14 years of age this is obliged. The service can be requested for children that are 15 till 17 years old as well. We will also keep an eye on your children if they are travelling in a different class. This gives you the peace of mind of knowing that your child is in safe hands throughout the trip.
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Simply Dutch and English
Our crew speak Dutch and English, which is nice for the children, but also for you, because it means you are not on your own throughout the flight. We are ready to answer all your little adventurer’s questions, both when on the ground and in the air.
Give your next trip a flying start by checking the whole family in online before you leave from home. Especially in the busy school holiday period this will make your journey more comfortable. We can then ensure that all the family are sitting together in the aircraft and email you your boarding passes. The online check-in starts 30 hours before your flight is due to depart (24 hours for flights to and from the United States). We will send you a reminder message by email. More information is available here.
Baggage
If your child has its own (booked) seat, he/she may bring the same amount of hand baggage and check-in baggage as an adult, including a collapsible buggy and a car/child seat.
For a child younger than 2 years of age who will be travelling on your lap, you may bring:
Buggy
For each child you may always bring 1 collapsible buggy free of charge on any KLM flight. If the buggy (of max. 15 x 30 x 100 cm (6 x 12 x 39 in) will not fit under the seat or in the overhead baggage compartment, you can check it in at no extra charge. Where facilities allow for it, you may wheel your child in the tagged buggy to the departure gate. At the gate, the buggy must be handed in for loading. The buggy/pram may have a protective cover but this may not contain any other items.
Car/child seat
For each child, including infants travelling on your lap, you may always bring 1 car/child seat free of charge on KLM flights. If you booked a seat for your child, we recommend that you bring your own car/child seat on board.
• The car/child seat must be able to fit between the armrests of the aircraft seat, which is 42 cm (16.5 in) wide.
• Your child and the child seat need to be secured according to the seat manufacturer’s instructions.
• During take-off and landing child seats may be secured in a rear facing position. At cruising altitude they must be placed forward facing to allow recline of the seat in front.
• The car seat may not block the recline possibility of the seat in front.
• A child seat may show no defects and must be approved and visibly certified for air transport.
• You will need to reserve the use of a car/child seat in advance. Please contact KLM Telephone Reservations or your local KLM ticket office.
You may also check in the car/child seat free of charge, in which case above rules do not apply.
If you have booked a seat for your child on a KLM flight, you may also use a Child Aviation Restraint System (CARES) on board:
• Your child and the CARES need to be secured according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
• The CARES may show no defects and must be approved for air transport and marked accordingly.
• You will need to reserve the use of the CARES in advance. Please contact KLM Telephone Reservations or your local KLM ticket office.
Inflight bed/legrest extension
If you booked a seat for your child, you may bring an inflight bed/legrest extension (e.g. Wick, BedBox, Fly Tot, 1st Class Kid Travel Pillow, Plane Pal). Such device is allowed as long as it is also not attached directly to the seat.
An inflight bed/legrest extension is not allowed on an exit row, bulkhead and Business Class seat. Inflight bed/legrest extensions that are attached to the seat (e.g. Fly LegsUp or FlyeBaby) are also not permitted.
Please note that it may not be used during take-off, taxiing or landing and it may not impede other passengers. For your child’s safety, we advise not to use the child’s tray table for any hot beverages or meals. Also, please make sure your child’s head is pointing towards the tail of the aircraft, in order to be able to use the safety belt properly.
If you are travelling with your child or children and they have a different surname to you, then take your marriage certificate or birth certificate (or certificates) as proof of your relationship. For travel to South Africa your child might need to bring various documents, regardless if they travel with both or one parent(s), with an accompanying adult or alone.