What are the rules for child ticket in latam airline?
  • October 25th 2024
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What are the rules for child tickets on Latam Airlines? 

Traveling is responsible for uplifting the mood along with the mental health and when it comes to travel with family or friends then the excitement level increases by many folds. However, if you are going to travel with a child with an airline, then you must be worried about their safety and others. But, worries leave if you have a booking with Latam because Latam follows some rules making the process easygoing. Hence, read this post, and you will be able to book the flight with Latam without any hurdles. 

What is Latam Airlines' child ticket policy? 

Infants and children are highly welcomed on any flight of Latam. The airlines understand the precious feeling a parent or guardian feels when they are accompanied by their child on the flight. To ensure a hassle-free ride, the airline has a set of rules for a child ticket on a flight, that must be followed by a passenger who is traveling with a child. To know about the same, you must have a glance at the rules given here: 

  • A child that is below 8 years old can not travel solo on the flight of Latam. The child should be traveling with an adult in the same cabin, and the adult person must be older than 18 years. 
  • If the child is traveling with Latam and the age of the child is 8 years old until the day before turning 12 years old, they should be traveling with a person on the flight with age of more than 18 years. If the adult person is not seated in the same cabin as the child, then the information must be passed on to the crew member present on the flight at boarding time. 
  • A child who is 12 years old until the day before turning 18 years old is allowed to travel alone on the flight of Latam. However, as per your interest, you can also go for the unaccompanied minor service of Latam. 
  • If a passenger is traveling on Latam with a minor, the airline will choose two adjacent seats and allow them to them 48 hours before the flight departure.  
  • If any of the passengers want to pick the seat of their choice, then they have to pay additional charges for the seat selection. 

What is the LATAM Airlines child fares?  

The fare strategy of Latam is transparent and clear so that any passenger can get the information by visiting the site of Latam easily. If you are flying domestically or internationally with a child on Latam whose age is between 2 and 12 years, then you must pay full child fare. Moreover, if the flight route is domestic in Colombia, then LATAM Airlines child fares are 67% of the adult fare along with the taxes. 

What is the process to book a flight on Latam for a child?  

If you have never booked a flight for a child, and you are feeling stressed, then there is no need because the online process of Latam gives you the opportunity to book a flight without any restriction. Follow the steps outlined below: 

  • In the first place, you have to appear at Latam's verified portal. 
  • Now, you have to follow the standard flight booking protocol. 
  • While filling in the details of the flight, you have to choose the "Passengers" button and select the appropriate age of the child you are traveling with. 
  • Keep following the steps coming on the display and at the check-out page transfer the cost of the flight. 
  • The airline will share the e-ticket in the inbox with you as soon as possible. 

What are the requirements for a child traveling with Latam?  

A child, whether they are traveling with one of their parents or none of them, must follow the requirement that is essential for the journey, otherwise the airlines will not permit the child to fly. In the following lines, you can acknowledge the requirements for a child traveling with Latam: 

  • Valid identity cards or passports, birth certificates, etc are the documents that must be needed for the minor traveling on an international flight of Latam.  
  • Notarial permission from both parents is important for the airlines if the child is not traveling with any of its parents. 
  • From both of the parents, if one parent is accompanying the minor on the same flight, then the Notarial authorization of another parent who is not available on a flight is mandatory.  
  • If a child is flying within Peru and child is not with their parents on the flight, then notarized permission in the signed form will be needed from one of the parents, which should be added to their identity card. 

Bottom Line  

To begin with, if you think that traveling with a child can be daunting, then one flight with Latam Airline is enough to clear all your doubts. If you help with the child ticket discount, then you can get in touch with one of the brilliant customer service executives of Latam by phone. Have a safe journey!