Child Car Seat Information

This section of our website has been created to help those clients travelling with children and provides information regarding baby seats, child seats and booster seats.

Many of our existing clients prefer to take their own car seats for peace of mind when travelling abroad so that they can be confident on arrival that they have the correct fitting seat for their child and the knowledge on how to fit the seat securely. Staff at most car rental agencies are advised not to assist in the fitting of car seats as it is the responsibility of the parent/guardian.

Please note: The cars seats provided by our suppliers meet each individual country’s requirements/regulations which can differ from UK standards.

Click here for information about child seat laws in specific countries.

For more information on car child seat laws around the world visit www.childcarseats.org.uk and click on the other countries tab.

		Airline Child Car Seat Information Aer Lingus Children over 6 months and under 24 months are permitted to travel in a car seat on flights. The seat must be a purpose-designed forward facing children's car seat with a 5-point harness. More Info Alitalia Children under 2 years of age may not occupy a seat on the aircraft and car seats must be checked in as hold baggage. More Info BMI Child car seats can be used for infants between the ages of six months and three years. Infants using a car seat must pay the appropriate children's fare. Bookings for infants in car seats cannot currently be booked online and must be made via the BMI call centre. Child car seats must be forward facing and the car seat must have a single release harness which secures lap, torso and shoulders. More Info. British Airways Child seats are allowed for children aged between 6-23 months of age. The seat must be forward facing with a 5-point restraining harness, which must not exceed the dimensions of the aircraft seat. More Info easyJet easyJet allow child seats for children aged between 6 months and 3 years of age. If an adult is travelling with more than one infant under the age of two years, but no less than six months, one infant may sit on the accompanying adult's lap and the other infant(s) must occupy separate seats and be seated in a car seat in accordance with the easyJet regulations. More Info First Choice For the safety and comfort of your infant, you can bring an approved child’s car seat on board for children aged between six months and three years. Your child will need his or her own airfare for this, and this will be charged at the appropriate child price. Purchasing a child’s airfare for your infant also means that he or she will be entitled to their own baggage allowance, in which the car seat will be included. More Info Flybe Car seats are charged as an extra item of baggage unless the infant is using it onboard the plane. More Info Fly Monarch Airlines Child seats can be used for children aged over 6 months and under 3 years. The seat must be forward facing and able to be secured firmly using the aircraft seatbelt. More Info Iberia Iberia offers an allowance of one item of checked baggage not to exceed 115cm. (45'') (length + width + height) and a folding pram (pushchair or carry-cot). Children under 2 years of age must be seated in an approved child car seat if occupying a seat on the aircraft. More Info KLM If a seat has been reserved for your child, you may bring your own child car seat aboard that fits between the armrests of the aircraft seat (42 cm/16.5 inches). Only children’s seats that display no defects and that carry a visible seal of quality awarded by the European Union or other official government agency may be taken aboard. More Info RyanAir Infants do not have a baggage allowance and therefore any infant equipment such as car seats must be included in the accompanying adult's baggage allowance upon payment of a baggage fee per item. More Info TAP Portugal A car-type infant seat can be accepted and placed on a regular cabin seat (front or rear facing) for infants only up to 2 years of age. More Info Thomson Fly Thomson Fly offer carriage of car seats (carried in the hold of the aircraft) free of charge. You can book a seat for your infant aged 6 months or more, and use a purpose-designed car safety seat, as long at it has a proper restraining harness and can be fixed facing forward on the seat of the aircraft. (You must bring your own car seat: it should be in good condition, must conform to British Safety standard and you should have the instruction leaflet handy to show the cabin crew if they need to refer to it. It must not exceed 16 inches or 40cm in width).More Info XL Airways Car seats are acceptable for infants between the ages of 6 - 36 months. Car seats must be forward facing, have a five-point harness and conform to the British safety standards. More Info