Flying with Babies and Kids on Ryanair

Can a Baby or Infant Fly on a Parent's Lap on Ryanair?

Babies and Infants under 2 years of age may fly on a parent's lap on Ryanair flights, but they must be added to the reservation ahead of time.  Unlike most airlines that allow young babies and infants under 2 years of age to fly for free, Ryanair charges an infant fee of 25 EUR / GBP per infant, per flight. You can add an infant to your reservation either at the time of making the original booking, or later on by going to Manage my Reservation on the Ryanair website.

When flying with an infant on a lap on Ryanair, you MUST fly in a window seat as these are the seats that 2 oxygen masks available in case of emergency. [AMZ asins='B00RXW8CVC,B000RRD7UG,B07MZFD26C,B00TSL2UJ6']

Minimum Age to Fly with a Baby on Ryanair

A baby must be at least 8 days old in order to be allowed to fly on Ryanair. A baby qualifies as an infant to fly on a parent's lap as long as they are less than 2 years old. If your baby has their 2nd birthday while you are away on a trip, they will be required to fly in their own seat with their own full-fare ticket for the return flight.

How to Add an Infant to a Ryanair Reservation

You can easily add an infant to a Ryanair reservation either while making the original booking online, or by adding your baby to an existing reservation under "My Booking".  Simply select how many infants will be flying from the "Passengers" drop-down when starting your flight search.  A maximum of 1 infant is allowed to fly on an adult's lap - if you are flying with more infants than adults (16 years of age or more), the other infants will be required to fly on their own ticket.

Does my Infant get a Baggage Allowance on Ryanair?

Infants flying on a parent's lap on Ryanair flights are entitled to any baggage allowance or cabin luggage allowance, but you are able to bring a baby bag of up to 5kg (dimensions: 45x35x20cms), free of charge, for babies travelling on an adult's lap.

When flying with a Baby or Child less than 12 years of age, Ryanair allows you to bring 2 pieces of baby equipment as checked luggage free of charge. These can be either a pushchair / buggy / stroller, a baby car seat, booster seat, or baby cot. If you are bringing more than 2 pieces of baby equipment on the flight, the additional pieces will be charged at a rate of 15 EUR / GBP when added to your reservation while making the original booking, or 20 EUR / GBP when paying for the additional pieces later on or at the airport.

Flying with Children - Family Seating on Ryanair Flights

For family bookings, children (aged 2 to 11 years) receive free reserved seating so they can sit beside a parent. The parent must pay to select their own seat paying the Mandatory Family Seat fee of 4-6 EUR depending on the route, and the children need to be seated next to the parent.  When an adult purchases a reserved seat they can select up to 4 children’s seats beside them free of charge.  If an adult selects a reserved seat outside of specific rows (depending on aircraft) they must pay the price difference. Similarly, if a seat is selected for a child outside of these rows, they will be charged the full reserved seat price of these seats.

If there are not enough seats available together for the family to be seated together, Ryanair will not reallocate seats of other passengers to seat your family together - your only options are to either fly with the family seated separately, or to select a different flight.

What is Ryanair Family Plus?

When making a reservation on Ryanair when flying with children aged 2-11 years old, Ryanair will recommend the Ryanair Family Plus fare package.  This offers complimentary family seating for up to 4 children on the booking, plus a 10 kg checked luggage for each member of the reservation, and 1 x 20 kg checked luggage for the family.  Please note that the 20 kg checked bag is a single suitcase for the entire family, not an individual 20 kg for each family member.    The Ryanair Family Plus package does NOT include a 2nd cabin bag, only the single small bag (40 x 20 x 25 cm) for each passenger.

Baby changing stations on Ryanair Flights

There are baby changing facilities available on all Ryanair flights either at the rear or middle of the plane, depending on the aircraft you are flying. Please ask the flight crew when in doubt.

Ryanair cabin crew are able to warm up your baby's feeding bottles if you ask, but they are not able to heat baby food or cook baby food on the flight.  

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