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Go to another city to visit your grandmother, but your parents are not allowed to leave work? Or does your daughter need to fly to England to study at college? Or maybe the child needs to be urgently sent to Israel for treatment?

No problem! Now most airlines around the world have such a service as transporting children unaccompanied by relatives.

To make your trip successful, you need to know the rules for accompanying children on the plane.

Who can use the service?

The service “Accompanying a child on an airplane” is mandatory for children 5-12 years old; if desired, it can be ordered for teenagers up to 16-18 years old (depending on the company).

How to get the service?

The “Accompanying a child on an airplane” service can only be ordered by parents or guardians.

The “Accompanying children on an airplane” service is not offered by all carriers. This must be clarified before purchasing tickets.

When purchasing or booking a ticket, you must immediately inform that the child will be flying unaccompanied.

It is advisable to choose direct flights, without transfers.

Children are not accepted for transportation if the transfer point requires moving to another airport.

Service cost

The service “Accompanying a child on an airplane” is provided on a paid basis.

The cost depends on the following points:

Places to buy an air ticket.
Flight type (domestic or international).
Flight range.
Age of the minor passenger.

Ticket price for ordered escort service

Ticket price for unaccompanied child is 100% of the adult rate (no discounts are provided), and must be purchased in advance.

What documents are required?

The exact set of documents depends on what kind of flight it is - domestic or international. You may need:

Birth certificate.
International passport.
Ticket.
Consent from both parents for children under 18 years of age to travel accompanied by an airline representative, indicating the country and timing (signed by a notary).
Insurance policy.
Visa.
A prescription with an extract from the medical history, if the child will have medications with him.

At the departure airport

Unaccompanied minors can only be checked in at the airport, so you must arrive in advance.

Children must be accompanied by one of the parents or another “friend” adult representative. The accompanying person must have documents with a photograph confirming his identity.

The adult registers the child for the flight and fills out special documents: an application and a cover sheet.

The application contains all the necessary information (selectively, depending on whether the flight is domestic or international):

Child's full name.
Age.
The language the child speaks.
Country of Residence.
Full name, address and telephone number of the representative sending the child.
Route.
Departure day.
Flight number.
Full name, address and telephone number of the representative meeting the child.

The accompanying sheet contains information about the airline representative and the flight attendant - that is, about those who will accompany the child.

When flying unaccompanied children, baggage is accepted in accordance with current regulations. A special label must be attached to it, containing contact information.

It is advisable that the child take a minimum of things with him to the salon.

Children are given a special bag with documents and the inscription “ Unaccompanied child” and it is explained that you cannot lose it, you must always have it with you.

Set of documents:

Ticket.
Boarding pass.
Baggage receipt.
Application for escort service.
Accompanying sheet.
Birth certificate.
International passport.

At the airport, parents hand over their children to the airline representative indicated on the accompanying sheet. This employee goes through all checks with each child. Then he escorts him onto the plane and hands him over to the flight attendant indicated on the accompanying sheet.

Parents must be at the airport terminal before the plane departs.

During the flight

The child is boarded first on the plane, before the rest of the passengers board, in a comfortable and safe place.

During the entire flight, children are constantly looked after by flight attendants who undergo special training, where they are taught the rules of communicating with children and how to solve all their problems.

Flight attendants accompany them to the toilet, answer all questions and even entertain (the airline usually gives each child a play set).

At the arrival airport

After landing, the child is the last to be taken off the plane, and the flight attendant hands him over to an employee at the destination airport.

If the flight has a transfer, then a representative of the company accompanies the children to the entrance to the airliner. While waiting for a transfer, they will be offered soft drinks, juices, tea (already paid for escort services when ordering).

The child is under the supervision of a representative until the meeting person specified in the application arrives (he must have a document confirming his identity), even if this person is late.

If he never arrived at the airport, then the airline employees will call the parents and do as they say (they will deliver the accompanied child to the specified address or send him home on the next flight). In this case, you will have to pay additional costs.

Accompanying a child. Aeroflot

The “Accompanying children on an airplane” service is provided only on your own flight.
The service of accompanying a child on an Aeroflot plane is paid: its price is 40 euros one way.
When ordering a service, the cost of the ticket is 100% of the fare, without a discount.
Sheremetyevo Airport at Terminal D has rooms for unaccompanied children that are open 24 hours a day. Here, a child can play on the computer and watch cartoons while waiting to board a flight.
A child who needs special meals due to medical conditions or other reasons, you can order it for free when purchasing a ticket, but no later than one and a half days before the flight.
While the transfer is awaiting, children will be offered a refreshing drink, juices, tea (if the transfer time is up to 3 hours) and hot food (if the transfer time is up to 6 hours). All this is paid for when ordering an escort service, if transfers are provided (5 and 20 euros, respectively).

What do those who have used such a service as accompanying children on an Aeroflot plane think? Reviews from people who have used this service are overwhelmingly positive, expressing gratitude to the airline staff for their attentive attitude towards the child.

It is very convenient that children have a bag (or file) with documents hung around their necks, where each company representative notes on the accompanying sheet: from whom they received the child and to whom they gave it to them.

They note that often a young traveler from economy class is even transferred to business class.

Accompanying a child on an Aeroflot plane is organized in such a way that little passengers feel comfortable. During the entire flight, flight attendants constantly approach the children and ask if they want to drink or go to the toilet, if they are cold, if anything hurts. If a child is bored, read a book or tell him a story.

The company usually gives children gifts, such as a tin suitcase containing crayons, stickers, coloring books, etc., which gives the children the opportunity to engage in an exciting game - and the flight time flies by!

A widely known case occurred in 2012 when two brothers, nine and five years old, flew unaccompanied from Moscow to New York. During the flight, the eldest of them developed a severe stomach ache and a fever - acute appendicitis was suspected. An unexpected thing was done emergency landing in Reykjavik. Flight attendant Mikhail accompanied both brothers to the hospital, where the sick boy was thoroughly examined. Fortunately, everything worked out fine. The guys, accompanied by Mikhail, arrived in New York, where they were met by a tearful but smiling mother.

Sometimes people write that flight attendants do not pay attention to young travelers throughout the flight, placing their work on the passengers sitting next to them. But there are very few such negative reviews.

Accompanying children on the S7 aircraft (Siberia)

According to the agreement with OJSC Siberia Airlines:

You can order an escort service for children 5-12 years old, and, if desired, for teenagers under 16 years old.
Only parents or guardians can purchase the service and ticket directly at the company’s sales office or at the airport ticket office by filling out and signing an application-obligation.
For international transportation, consent from both parents (guardians) for the child's travel (signed by a notary) is required.
The “Accompanying a Child on an Airplane” service is permitted on our own direct flights, as well as on flights operated jointly with Globus.
Ticket price is 100% of the fare, without discount.
The child is allocated a comfortable and safe seat on the plane.
Baggage is carried free of charge according to weight standards.

Accompanying children on the Rossiya plane

This airline is one of the subsidiaries of the holding company Aeroflot Group.

The “Accompanying children on an airplane” service is provided only on your own flight.
It is available to children from five to twelve years old, and, if desired, to teenagers up to sixteen years old.
The service of accompanying a child on an airplane is paid. The cost can be found in the office or on the company website.
When ordering a service, the ticket price is 100% of the fare, without a discount.
When purchasing and booking a ticket, you must inform that the child is flying alone.
To receive the service, fill out a special application and an application for support.
The accompanying person remains at the airport until the airliner takes off.
While waiting for a transfer, children will be offered a refreshing drink, juices, tea or hot food (depending on the length of stay at the airport). All this is paid for when ordering an escort service, if transfers are provided.

In this article, we will debunk the myths, misunderstandings and misconceptions associated with transporting children on an airplane. Using the example of two largest airlines We will give Russia answers to the questions that passengers ask online.

Up to what age can I buy a child ticket?

A child ticket can be purchased for a child under 12 years old. In some cases, to purchase such a ticket you need to call the carrier’s call center.
If your child is between 0 and 2 years old, they are considered an infant. The ticket can be purchased either without providing a seat or by reserving an adjacent seat for a child.

Children from 2 to 12 years old can buy a ticket only with a separate seat.

To ensure that your child stays next to you during the flight, Aeroflot recommends informing about the transportation of a minor in advance to secure a seat.

If you are flying with two or more children under 2 years old, the transportation rules change slightly.

For the first baby, you buy a ticket without a separate seat, i.e. he will be held in his arms. The second and third child must take tickets with a separate seat for each.
Accordingly, the cost of tickets for children will differ.

In accordance with Federal Aviation Rules(hereinafter FAP), mandatory for all Russian airlines, the age of the child is determined on the date of transportation from the point of departure (Section VIII, paragraph 103).

Example:
You are flying with your child to Barcelona for a week. At the time of departure to Spain he was still 11 years old. He will celebrate his birthday in the capital of Catalonia. At the time of returning to Russia, the child is already 12 full years old.
In this case, you need to purchase two individual tickets. Children's Moscow - Barcelona and adults Barcelona - Moscow.

If at the time of departure the child is already 12 years old, he belongs to the “adult” category. He needs to buy a ticket on a general basis.

Important!
Because at the age of 12, a person does not yet have a passport; when issuing a ticket on a website, for example, S7 Airlines, select the document type “Other” and enter the birth certificate number in the field.

Cost of a child's plane ticket

Depending on the age of the child, the plane ticket will cost free or with significant discounts.

A ticket for a child under 2 years old without a separate seat is issued free of charge when flying within Russia. When flying abroad, the discount will be 90% of the fare.
A ticket for a child under 2 years old with a separate seat will cost up to 50% discount. In case of absence special conditions use of the tariff.
Other children under 2 years of age traveling with an adult passenger are transported at a discount of up to 50% of the fare.
Children from 2 to 12 years old are also transported with a discount of up to 50%. (FAP, paragraph 106)

Please keep in mind that on long flights the airline may require you to purchase a ticket for your child and provide a separate seat.

If you need to change the departure date (reschedule the flight), re-registration child ticket is made in accordance with the child’s age on the (new) departure date.

We emphasize:

Despite the fact that a child under 2 years of age is transported without a separate seat free of charge, a ticket for him is required. Those. You cannot buy a ticket just for yourself and come to registration with your child. In this case, the airline will refuse to transport you, because... transportation rules will be violated.

Baggage per child

Cargo allowance depends on the airline free luggage may differ for a child.
In most airlines, a child traveling without a separate seat is assigned 10 kg of free baggage.
When purchasing a ticket with a separate seat, the free baggage allowance corresponds to the fare.

For example, in Aeroflot, this is:

Without providing a seat: 1 piece weighing up to 10 kg and measuring no more than 115 cm with the sum of three dimensions.
When a seat is provided, depending on the class of service and fare rules.

In addition to the free baggage allowance, airlines allow you to carry a stroller or bassinet for free. The stroller must not be in its original packaging.

Carrycot on an airplane for a child

If you need a cradle to transport your child, we recommend that you call the airline in advance and check whether the cradle is provided or can be secured on the plane.

S7 Airlines does not provide bassinets for small passengers.
Aeroflot airlines have the option of placing bassinets in the cabin.
As a rule, devices for attaching the cradle are located in the first rows, which have a solid partition.
At Aeroflot, such seats on the plane are only in business class cabins.

Accompanying a child on an airplane without parents

In accordance with the FAR (clause 104), a child from 2 to 12 years old can fly without parents under the supervision of the carrier. If such a service is provided by the airline.

There are several nuances here that the passenger needs to know.

For the most part, airlines offer the service “Transportation under the supervision of the airline” to children from 5 to 16 years old.

Registration of such a service for children under 12 years of age is mandatory. From 12 to 16 years old - at the discretion of parents or legal representatives.
Because This service requires the personal presence of a legal representative and filling out documents; you can buy a ticket for a child accompanied by an airline representative only at the representative offices of the carrier or its agents.

Some airlines charge a fee for this service. Depending on the direction, at Aeroflot, the cost of escort is from 40 euros.

Important!
An adult must come to the airport with the child and go to the check-in counter. Stay at the airport until the plane departs.

Please also note that each airline has its own requirements for this service.

At S7 Airlines, children can fly without adults only on direct flights and only on flights under the airline code.
Aeroflot can accompany children on connecting flights and flights with transfers. In this case, parents need to pay for the child’s meals. The cost of meals for a connection of up to 3 hours or more is indicated on the airline’s official website.

How the support works:
After checking in for the flight, an airline employee escorts the child on board the ship, where he hands him over to the flight attendant. Parents are informed by contact phone number that the child is on the plane.

All the child’s documents are placed in the tablet (document pocket). When handing over a child to an airline employee, this tablet is placed around the child’s neck and remains there for the entire flight.

Upon arrival in final destination The flight attendant hands the child over to an airport employee. He hands the child over to the person meeting him.

If the person who is supposed to meet the child is not there and it is not possible to contact him, parents will be notified about this. If the situation cannot be resolved on the spot, the child will be sent back to the point of departure accompanied by an airline representative.
The person meeting the child at the arrival airport must have a photo ID.

What documents does a child need?

Flights
Completed forms and applications with details of accompanying and welcoming persons (full name, address, telephone number)
Receipt for payment for the service (if it is paid)
Child's birth certificate
Identity card of the accompanying person
For international flights: passport, visa and other documents for the country of destination
Power of attorney for the departure of a child.

Important information for those sending a child abroad!
Before travelling, check with the embassy or consulate of your host country about whether your child is traveling without parents.

Some countries have legal restrictions on the movement of unaccompanied minors.
Restrictions may apply to hotel accommodation in the event of a missed connection or flight delay.
The airline may refuse transportation to countries with legal restrictions on the basis of FAR, paragraph 107.

Text: (c) Oleg Koloshin
Photos: AZAL, SWISS

When traveling by air, minor children must be accompanied by parents or other adults. But it happens that it is not possible to fly with your child and accompany him to his destination. Most air carriers have solved this problem and offer customers the option of having their child accompanied on the plane by airline staff.

Thanks to this service, parents can send their children to visit their grandmother, who lives thousands of kilometers away, or to a health resort Kid `s camp during the holidays, without worrying about their safety during the flight. They will not only be looked after, but will also be provided with proper care and service at the highest level. Accompanying minors during a flight is mandatory in the following cases:

if the baby is flying unaccompanied by adults (parents, guardians or other trusted persons);
when an accompanying adult flies in a different class of aircraft than the minor passenger.

What does the service of accompanying children on an airplane offer?

The service of accompanying minors means accompanying children during a flight from one point to another. They are accompanied by a flight attendant (stewardess) or a specially trained employee of the airline operating the flight on which minor passengers are flying. Accompaniment is provided from the moment of check-in for the flight until the transfer of the ward under the responsibility of the person meeting him.

The service is provided in three stages:

Departure.
Flight (on the way).
Arrival.

Immediately before departure, an accompanying sheet is issued at the airport building, containing information about the persons who will accompany and about the person who will meet the minor upon arrival at the destination. This document is specially attached to the child in the chest area and remains with him until he is handed over to the welcoming relatives or other persons whose full name is indicated on the accompanying sheet.

Anyone can book flight tickets in a convenient way, but registration must be completed at the airport registration desk in the presence of a companion and a minor traveler. It is advisable to arrive at the airport 2.5 -1.5 hours before check-in begins. Upon arrival, a minor passenger is met by an accompanying person and helps him through all stages of check-in - checking in luggage, escorting him on board the aircraft, etc. Unaccompanied children are among the first to board. The accompanying person must remain on the airport premises until the plane takes off.

Throughout the flight, the accompanying flight attendant pays special attention to his charge, taking care of his safety and leisure. The minor passenger of the airliner is helped to fasten his seat belts, and the rules of behavior on the plane during takeoff, landing and in flight are explained in an accessible form. Children, depending on their age, are provided with entertainment materials that could occupy their attention and brighten up their leisure time during the flight.

Parents have the opportunity to order a special menu for their child for a fee, but this should be taken care of in advance, no later than 36 hours before departure. On board, children are fed fresh and healthy food. If necessary, an accompanying person will escort you to the toilet and back.

Important! The escort service is provided by specially trained persons who have experience communicating with small children, can answer all their questions and easily find an approach to each minor passenger.

Upon arrival of the airliner to its destination, the accompanying person takes the children out of the aircraft cabin after all other passengers have already left the board. At the airport, little travelers must be met by the person whose details were indicated on the accompanying sheet. The person meeting you must have an identification document with you and must include a photo. If he is late, the ward will continue to be under the supervision of an accompanying person until the moment when the greeter arrives at the airport and presents his documents.

Although rare, it still happens when, due to current circumstances, the greeter cannot meet the arriving little guest. Then the airline employee, accompanied by a minor, will be obliged to deliver the ward to the departure airport, but this is a last resort, since this issue can be resolved more easily. The accompanying flight attendant has all the contact information of the parents and the greeter. He can contact them and find out the reason for the delay and clarify the time when the baby can be picked up.

Some air carriers not only provide the service of accompanying minors, but also accompany small passengers traveling not on direct flights, but with transfers. In case of connections at transit (transfer) airports, the accompanying airline employee will take the student to the playroom or relaxation room so that he can play, relax, and eat before boarding the plane.

Attention! Accompaniment with transfers is provided only when the transfer takes place within the same airport. If you need to travel from one airport to another to transfer to another flight, most companies refuse to provide accompaniment for children on the plane.

Rules and restrictions

Each airline that provides the service of accompanying minors sets its own conditions and sets rules for the flight of small passengers. There are a number of restrictions that may differ among air carriers, but on average it all comes down to the following:

the service of accompanying minors does not apply to children under 5 years of age;
the age category of minor passengers for whom ordering this service is mandatory is from 5 to 12 years old, but at the request of parents they can order escort for older children - up to 16-18 years old (depending on the air carrier);
It is necessary to book a plane ticket accompanied by children in advance, this also applies to a special diet, if necessary (religious preferences, diet, etc.);
there is a limited number of seats on board the airliner for unaccompanied children (from 2 to 6 depending on the carrier);
Only a parent or legal guardian can order an escort service (aunts, uncles, grandmothers and other relatives cannot use this service);
the accompanying person can be anyone, but if a minor traveler is flying abroad, he must have a notarized permission from each parent/guardian, otherwise he will simply not be allowed on board;
check-in for a flight occurs only at the airport before departure; it will not be possible to check-in in any other way;
If a minor passenger flies alone, that is, with an accompanying service, regardless of his age, the cost of a plane ticket for him will be full (discounts and benefits do not apply in this case).

Attention! Children flying with parents or other official representatives in different classes of aircraft are considered unaccompanied and require an escort service. Their ticket price will be full, excluding benefits and discounts.

To avoid problems with sending children to independent travel, you must prepare and check the availability of all documents in advance:

passport or birth certificate;
air ticket;
permission from parents (guardians or trustees) for a person under age to travel abroad, certified by a notary;
international passport (if children leave the Russian Federation);
insurance policy;
visa (if the country to which the minor is sent has a visa regime);
medical certificate indicating the diagnosis and a list of necessary medications (if a small passenger is transported to hand luggage medications).

To order and use the service of accompanying young children on an airplane, parents will need to fill out several documents that will contain the following information:

information about the passenger himself (full name, date of birth, point of departure, point of arrival, etc.);
information about parents/guardians (full name, telephone numbers, residential address, etc.);
information about those meeting (full name, contact details, etc.) and other important data.

The application form and statement, which must be filled out by parents sending their child accompanied by Aeroflot airline employees, can be downloaded. " Ural Airlines» parents of unaccompanied children are asked to fill out only for registration of the service.

How much does it cost to accompany children on a plane?

When sending their child on a plane alone without accompanying adults, parents worry not only about their safety and comfort. The cost of the escort service plays a significant role. Some airlines assign an accompanying person to children without charging an additional fee for the service. Other carriers set a fixed cost for accompanying minors within one country and when traveling to countries near and far abroad. To choose the best option, you need to know how much the service of accompanying a child on an airplane costs from several popular airlines, and compare their conditions.

Table. Cost and terms of service for different air carriers.

Characteristics	"S7"	Aeroflot	"Ural Airlines"
Service cost	Within the country – 3 thousand rubles. Abroad – 50 euros	Within the country 3.4 thousand rubles. Abroad – 40 euros per plot	Within the country – 3 thousand rubles. Abroad (Georgia, CIS, Far Abroad) – 50 euros for each segment
Ticket price	Children's ticket (taking into account the age of the small passenger at the time of booking)	Full price without discounts or benefits	Full price excluding benefits and discounts
Ticket booking deadlines	Two days before departure	36 hours before departure	No later than three days before departure
Flight type	Direct flights	Direct and transfer (connecting) flights	Direct and transfer flights
Age category of children in need of this service	5-11 years (required) 12-16 (at the request of parents)	From 5 to 12 years 12-16 years old (at the request of official representatives)	From 5 to 12 years – in the CIS countries Other directions – children from 6 years old

Attention! Starting from June 15, 2018, S7 Airlines will stop taking on board minor passengers without parents or other adult official representatives.

The cost of accompanying a child on an airplane may increase if parents express a desire to order an additional service for their little traveler. For example, Aeroflot offers:

during a transfer lasting up to 3 hours in transit airport– soft drinks (service cost -5 euros/400 rubles);
for a transfer that lasts more than three hours - hot meals (cost - 20 euros/1700 rubles).

The service of accompanying a child on an airplane is convenient and useful service, which is provided by leading air carriers in Russia and other countries. An accompanying airline employee stays with the baby throughout the flight, providing him with proper care and attention. Parents can be calm about their child and his safety during air travel. And this is much more expensive than that nominal fee for the service.

Greetings to all those who stopped by.

I'm starting my long story about S7 airline, take a comfortable position and get ready for a long journey.

Over the past few years, I periodically fly planes to different cities of Russia with different airlines. I have flown with Siberia Airlines many times and each time the flight has been interesting.

Siberia Airlines has been on the air transportation market for quite a long time.

Year of foundation S7 Airlines: 1957.

The company's fleet includes more than 70 aircraft, most often flown by Airbus, less frequently by Boeing. The airline operates both domestic and international flights. S7 is based at 2 airports: Tolmachevo (Novosibirsk) and Domodedovo (Moscow).

The planes of this airline are easy to recognize; they are green. The planes are quite clean and tidy. I haven't seen any broken chairs.

The airline staff are quite polite and smiling. Despite multiple flights, I did not observe any conflict situations on board the ship. All flights were soft and smooth, without rumble or shaking.

Purchase and return of tickets

You can buy tickets both at air ticket offices and on the Internet. Refunding a ticket depends on the fare you chose when purchasing (either impossible or a loss of money).

S7 application

By installing this application on your smartphone, you can control your bonus account, buy and book a ticket, check in for a flight, watch the departure board, etc.

check-in

You can check in for a flight on the airline's website 30 hours before departure, in the S7 app or at the airport.

When purchasing a ticket with a cheap fare, free seat selection on the plane is not possible. EXCEPTION: passengers with children. Children under 12 years old are given certain seats in the cabin, so when you purchase a ticket, you will be assigned a seat.

Baggage transportation

There are a couple of nuances in transporting luggage with this airline. The baggage allowance for 1 adult passenger is 23 kg + hand luggage 7 kg. Several years ago, my wife and I flew from Novosibirsk with one suitcase that weighed a little more than 23 kg. The airline employee at the check-in counter offered 2 options for transportation: put the excess in a second bag (one piece of luggage for each passenger) or pay for the excess. Previously, we didn’t have such problems with other airlines; one baggage was taken into account for two passengers and we didn’t have to pay for excess baggage. We were not prepared for such a turn of events; we did not have a spare bag in our pockets and we were forced to pay for the excess. Now at home before a flight with S7, the weight of luggage is checked to the nearest gram.

Transporting a baby stroller

This service is provided by the airline free of charge, even if you divide the stroller into 2 blocks. When checking in your baggage, you can check the stroller right away and walk around the airport with your baby in your arms, or you can check it in as luggage at the boarding ramp. The stroller can be picked up either at the boarding ramp or together with your main luggage. Our stroller, weighing 13 kg, was divided into 2 blocks before flights and was always carried free of charge. At check-in, the stroller is weighed and returned as oversized luggage at a separate reception desk.

Meals on board

I have a couple of complaints about the airline's food. Once, after dinner on board the ship, I became seriously poisoned. The second incident occurred not so long ago; for breakfast, chicken and potatoes were offered, which contained quite a lot of ginger. Ginger is a product whose presence in food should be warned in advance.

The food portions are good and the dishes are filling. Even on short flights, a light sandwich lunch was provided (although another airline on the same route had no snacks at all and only served drinks).

Tea and coffee are of relatively good quality. They always offered lemon and milk with drinks. For soft drinks: drinking water with and without carbonation, 3 types of juice, sometimes Pepsi and similar sodas. The number of soft drinks is unlimited; you can order both water and juice at the same time. After the main meal, the staff re-offers hot drinks.

For an additional fee, you can order individual meals and baby food in advance.

The airline uses good quality disposable tableware, so you won't get poorly washed mugs.

Flying with a child

A child under 2 years of age is transported free of charge without the provision of an additional seat. A cradle is not provided; the child spends the entire flight in the arms of a parent. A seat for the child is assigned automatically, as this seat must be equipped with an additional oxygen mask. A child under 2 years old is entitled to free baggage allowance up to 10 kg + free carriage of a stroller.

On an airplane, the child is fastened with an additional seat belt to the parent's belt.

The airline gives gifts to children. On one flight we were given a bib and wet wipes, but on the second flight we did not receive a gift. The neighbors were given a bag containing pencils and a notebook with assignments.

Young children cope best with flying when they are breastfed.

Ways to save with S7

1. Participate in the loyalty program. This program is beneficial for frequent fliers. Flights are charged bonus miles, which can later be exchanged for a ticket, but in this case you will still have to pay for the fees. The number of miles can be increased by online check-in (for online registration 50 bonus miles are awarded) using a joint bank card(S7-Tinkoff, Alfa-Bank, Promsvyazbank, Bank of Moscow), using the services of partner companies (hotels, car rental, insurance, online stores, etc.).

I would like to dwell in more detail on the accrual of bonus miles for purchases in online stores. The list of online stores is quite wide, among them: Lamoda, Aliexpress, Daughters and sons, M video, iHerb, Sportmaster, Obbi, etc. In order to receive bonus miles, you need to go to the S7 airline website--> to the S7 Priority section--> program partners--> online stores--> to the desired store to make a purchase.

You can also transfer the missing miles to your friend or family member. The minimum transfer is 500 miles. The cost of translation is 375 rubles.

From time to time the airline has Special offers for accrual of additional miles on certain routes.

3. Probably each of us paid attention to how much food costs at the airport. I have always been interested in the question - where do the airport staff, who receive the average salary, eat? wages. At Domodedovo Airport, in the parking area there is a building S7, which houses a canteen for employees with free entry for other visitors.

Canteen address: Domodedovo building 6/1.

The dining room is clean, cozy, there are a lot of visitors in it, there is enough space for everyone. For 150 rubles in 2018, I bought a full meal consisting of chicken noodle soup, rice with chicken cutlet and compote. The portions are large, the food is delicious. The dining room has a fairly large assortment of dishes, cash and non-cash payments are possible.

Canteen opening hours:

From 6.00 to 23.00.
Breaks: 10.45-11.15, 16.00-17.00

Example prices from the menu:

Buckwheat 150 grams - 35 rubles
Chicken cutlet 100 grams - 75 rubles
Bread - 3 rubles per 1 slice
Fruit drink 200 ml - 25 rubles

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S7 Airlines (Siberia and Globus) announced the cessation of providing child transportation services from June 15. From today it will be impossible to buy a ticket for a child on flights operating after this date. However, it is too early to rejoice at haters of children screaming on an airplane and other childfree people: the restriction does not apply to all children.

We are talking about the service “Organization of transportation of an unaccompanied child under the supervision of the carrier,” that is, Unaccompanied minor, aka UMNR, aka UM, aka “umka”. The service made it possible to buy a ticket for a child, escort him to the airport, and then meet him at the airport of arrival. A great idea, for example, to send a little one to his grandmother in Krasnodar for the whole summer. A special employee picked up the child at the airport, went through all the pre-flight formalities with him and then put him on the plane, where the flight attendants took care of the younger generation.

The service was intended for children aged 5-12 years old: very young ones must still fly with an adult, while older ones are allowed to fly alone unaccompanied. Now, in order to send a child of the specified age somewhere, you will have to fork out for a round-trip ticket for an accompanying person, as well as for a notarized power of attorney for the right to take them abroad from both parents (if the parent is accompanying, then from one), if the flight is international.

There is an alternative: send your child on a flight with an airline that has such a service. Of the major Russian carriers, these are, for example, Aeroflot and. Its cost can vary from zero to the need to buy a ticket at a full adult fare; An additional fee may also apply: for example, with Aeroflot it is 40 euros per segment, and with Utair, a ticket for a child is issued in such a situation at a standard economy class fare without providing a child discount. Transportation must be pre-agreed by phone. At the airport of departure, parents must contact the airline representative in advance to fill out necessary documents. At a minimum, this is a statement, and for international transportation, it is additionally necessary to have a notarized consent from the parents to allow the transportation of their child international flight unescorted airlines. Moreover, if the flight is indirect, then the service may either not be provided, or it is necessary that there be only one transfer, and both segments in one direction would be operated by the same airline (i.e., a code share will not work, although Aeroflot has combination with “Russia” is allowed). Many airports even have special lounges for unaccompanied children. Often the service can be ordered for children 12-16 years old, but this is not necessary.

Lounge for unaccompanied children at Paris Orly airport

The reason for canceling the possibility of transporting unaccompanied children in S7 is commented very vaguely: “We canceled the service due to a change in crew work technology on flights. We guarantee the transportation of unaccompanied children on all tickets with a paid and confirmed service,” the airline’s press service said.

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