Children's Day is coming! Check out our guide to taking your kids out on a plane!

Children's Day and summer vacation are coming soon, and many families must have included traveling with their children in their travel plans. Traveling with children is obviously not easy, from the early preparations to airport security checks, boarding, landing... every link makes parents feel exhausted.

Traveling with a baby is a lot of chores

There is a checklist for flight notes

When traveling with children on a plane, parents are sometimes inevitably in a rush. The reporter has compiled a memo for everyone to take children on a plane.

Buy Tickets

Passengers who purchase infant tickets should note that infants over 14 days old can fly, and premature infants can fly after 90 days of birth. Babies under 2 years old can purchase infant tickets, and the fare is 10% of the adult ticket. It should be noted that infants do not have independent seats and must be held in the arms of their parents.

Children aged 2 to 12 can purchase children's tickets with independent seats, and the ticket price is 50% of the adult ticket. However, both infant and children's tickets need to be bound to an adult before they can be purchased.

Check-in and waiting

Parents with children must bring their children's birth certificates or ID cards and household registration books to check in. Infants cannot check in online, and parents must go to the airport counter to check in. If you need a baby crib and corresponding meals, you need to book them on the airline's website in advance to check whether the airline provides relevant services and understand the booking conditions.

In addition, parents can also pay attention to whether the airport has a "baby stroller" - a child stroller. For example, Beijing Daxing Airport has such equipment, and parents can push their children around the airport while waiting for the flight, which is labor-saving and easy.

Security Check and Boarding

You can choose the mother and baby channel for check-in and security check to reduce waiting time.

Passengers who purchase infant tickets should note that infants under 2 years old cannot check in luggage, but can check in a stroller for free, and strollers that meet the size requirements for hand luggage can be brought on board. Electronic devices and baby food scissors need to be inspected separately.

When boarding, baby seat belts are issued separately and need to be buckled onto the adult seat belt. The flight attendants will teach parents how to fasten and loosen the belts on the spot, so there is no need to worry.

How to avoid tinnitus

During takeoff and landing, the ears are prone to discomfort. Parents are advised to let the baby keep swallowing and prepare snacks in advance to relieve the discomfort in the ears.

In addition, it is important to note that you should try not to let your baby sleep during takeoff and landing, because the air pressure changes greatly during this period, and the pressure on the eardrum increases, which may cause damage.

What to bring with you

Remember to bring bottles, thermos cups, pacifiers and different kinds of snacks before you leave.

It is best to prepare a small warm blanket, or you can ask the flight attendant for one after boarding.

Don’t forget your baby’s favorite stuffed dolls and toys, which can be used to distract your baby and reduce their discomfort in unfamiliar environments.

Finally, remember to prepare baby disinfectant wipes, cotton wipes, diapers, etc. in case of emergency.