Unaccompanied children

Children travelling alone

Air France

From 4 to 12 years of age

From the age of 4, children are allowed to travel alone as unaccompanied minor (UM) passengers until the age of 12. Unaccompanied passengers must present themselves to check-in at least 45 minutes (for domestic flights) or 1 hour (for international flights) before departure. From that point, the company takes responsibility for them throughout the journey and upon arrival they will be placed in the care of the person responsible for collecting them (it is imperative that the latter carry a piece of identification).
Each child travels with a UM bag, collected from the check-in desk at the departure airport, containing the air ticket, identity papers, parental authorisation and the identification form for the person responsible for collecting the child. If it is an international flight, the child must carry a passport or, in its absence, his national identity card, and this must be accompanied by authorisation to leave the country, signed by both parents (document to be obtained from your town hall).
This is a free service.

Between 12 and 18 years: Blue Planet

The Air France service extends to teenagers between 12 and 18 years of age. These teenagers are looked after under the same conditions as for children aged between 4 and 12 (unaccompanied minors). This service must be paid for at a rate of approximately 30 euros per journey for a domestic flight with no connections.

For further information : www.airfrance.com

Ryanair

Children below the age of 14 must travel with a person over the age of 16. Children aged between 14 and 16 are allowed to travel alone with authorisation to leave the country as well as a form of indemnity (discharge form) to be completed by the adult accompanying the child to the airport. This is a free service. From the age of 16, the passenger travels as an adult. For further information : http://www.ryanair.com

Jetairfly

Children travel as unaccompanied minors (UM) between the ages of 5 and 12. There is Young Passenger (YP) assistance for travellers between the ages of 12 and 18. For these two services, the rate in force is 25 euros per journey.

For further information : http://www.jetairfly.com

Transavia

The company offers compulsory assistance for all children aged between 4 and 11 at a rate of 50 euros per journey. From the age of 12 years, they can travel alone. For further information : http://www.transavia.com