With Air France, you can plan your child's flight in total serenity by booking the ticket online.
Please note: if your child is traveling in France, or between metropolitan France and Cayenne, Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, or Saint-Denis de la Réunion, we recommend that you fill out the airport form provided below, in advance of the trip. This will help you save time and avoid added stress when checking in!
Families & children
Discover the services we offer for families and children.
Traveling with your family? Air France provides a comprehensive set of services to ensure that your trip will be an enjoyable experience, including onboard comfort, special meals for infants and children, games, gifts, and more.
If your children are traveling alone, Air France staff will guide and assist them throughout the trip. And with our selection of children's movies, games, and music channels, they're sure to have lots of fun!
Book your child's ticket online!
Access the book online unaccompanied minors
Within Metropolitan France and French overseas departments and territories
- Children from 4 to 11 years of age
For flights within Metropolitan France, and to French overseas departments and territories*, children ages 4 to 11 who are flying alone are required to travel as Unaccompanied Minors (UM), and will be taken care of by Air France staff. These tickets are subject to special pricing.
- Adolescents from 12 to 17 years of age
who are traveling alone can also receive an Air France guardian upon request. This service is optional and a fee will be charged. Depending on the duration of the flight, the guardian fee can vary between €30 and €90 for each flight.
* For overseas territories, children cannot travel alone until they are 5 years old.
International flights
- Children from 5 to 14 years of age
For international flights provided by Air France, children ages 5 to 14 who are flying alone are required to travel as Unaccompanied Minors (UM), and will be taken care of by Air France staff. These tickets are subject to special pricing.
who are traveling alone can also receive an Air France guardian. This service is optional and a fee will be charged. Depending on the duration of the flight, the guardian fee can vary between €30 and €90 for each flight.
Important pre-flight information
- Your child must have all the documents required by current laws and regulations: valid photo identification and, in some cases, authorization to leave the country, a visa, and vaccination records.
- Plan for your child to check in at least 30 minutes prior to the Last Check-in Time for the flight.
- Do not leave the airport until your child's flight has taken off.
- The individual responsible for picking up your child upon arrival must be at the airport at the expected arrival time with valid photo identification.
Formalities required for travel by unaccompanied children
Onboard
On intercontinental flights, your child will enjoy games, movies, and radio programs, in addition to receiving fun and entertaining gifts.
On all flights of 2 ½ hours or more, children receive a meal adapted to their tastes and needs. In addition, meat or fish is pre-sliced for an easy-to-eat meal! Beginning at 9 years of age, children will be served "like grown-ups". But they may still opt for the children's menu if they wish. Remember to request the children's menu when booking your trip, purchasing your flight, or at least 24 hours before departure.
On all flights of 2 ½ hours or more, children receive a meal adapted to their tastes and needs. In addition, meat or fish is pre-sliced for an easy-to-eat meal! Beginning at 9 years of age, children will be served "like grown-ups". But they may still opt for the children's menu if they wish. Remember to request the children's menu when booking your trip, purchasing your flight, or at least 24 hours before departure.
Connections and arrival
Children receive assistance when they make connections. If a layover lasts more than 2 hours, they will be welcomed in the Air France UM (Unaccompanied Minor) areas at the Paris-Orly and Paris-Charles de Gaulle airports. These areas are designed so that everyone may find the entertainment they like best: rest, reading, video games (PlayStation 3), cartoons, board games, foosball (table soccer), and more. Adolescents traveling alone may also take advantage of these areas.
Upon arrival, your child is guided to the individual(s) whom you have designated for pick-up.
Upon arrival, your child is guided to the individual(s) whom you have designated for pick-up.