As the holiday plans accelerate with the arrival of the summer months, the families who will travel with their babies have already started their holiday preparations.. So, what flight procedures do airline companies apply for families with babies? The international travel search engine Skyscanner, which compares flight ticket, hotel and car rental prices on the same platform, investigated the procedures of traveling with babies from 40 different airlines.. According to the research, some airlines set the baby fee as 10% of the adult fee, while others do not charge a separate baby fee on domestic flights.. Turkish Airlines and Pegasus do not have free tickets for infants on domestic flights.
There is no set procedure for airline companies when traveling with infants.. Procedures such as additional fees for infants, additional equipment procedures, additional seat fees if purchased, and travel priority given to families may vary according to airline companies.. According to the research conducted by Skyscanner, which makes life easier and offers the most affordable alternatives for those who want to travel around the world with its mobile applications as well as its website, some airline companies set baby fees as 10% of the adult price, while some offer a separate baby fee on domestic flights. The situation is a little more difficult for families who want their babies to travel in a separate seat.. While most airlines set the additional seat price for infants as the full ticket price, some airlines offer infants travel in their own seat with 75% of the adult ticket price. French airline Air France, 15% of the adult fare for the additional seat. .
There are also different applications in the additional baggage applications offered by airline companies for babies on the plane.. Airline companies such as British Airways, Air France and KLM provide the most comfort to mothers by carrying 1 baby carriage, 1 baby car seat and 1 baggage free of charge.
Turkey. Baby Flight Procedures in Turkey
Airline companies in Turkey have different applications for babies.. While Turkish Airlines and Pegasus do not have free tickets for babies on domestic flights, Turkish Airlines applies an additional fee of 10% of the adult ticket price for baby tickets on domestic flights, and Pegasus applies an additional fee of 20 TL for baby tickets on domestic flights. If you want your baby to fly in a separate seat, you can offer your baby the comfort of flying in their own seat by paying 75% of the adult ticket on Turkish Airlines.. Pegasus, on the other hand, does not offer this option to travelers.. 1 baby stroller and 1 additional baggage can be carried free of charge on Turkish Airlines and Pegasus.
Skyscanner Turkey Marketing Manager Murat Özkök: “Traveling with babies can be a little scary, especially for new parents.. We, as Skyscanner, wanted to make things a little easier for families with the guide we prepared.. We think this guide can help families travel with their babies.”