Which airline is cheapest for travelling with kids?
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If you are flying with kids you should look carefully at the total cost of your flight. Airlines policies of charges for children vary a lot and you need to work out the true total cost to find the best deal for your family. APH have investigated the infant and child charges and policies of 10 airlines flying from the UK. They looked at categories such as charges for transportation of buggies and car seats, luggage allowances, provision of kids meals and entertainment.
It is worth while spending some time doing research e.g. an infant under 2 is charged 10% of the flight cost with British Airways but kids under 12 years of age are charged 60-80% of the adult fare, with Easyjet an infant is charged £20 for a ticket but a child aged two and over has to pay the full fare. So get out the calculator especially if you have more than one child to see which airline will have the lowest total cost.
If there’s one thing that always being highlighted to me, it’s that you do have to be prepared to do some research and comparison to find the best deal for you in travel. It’s not only about cost it’s also about convenience, e.g. are you prepared to travel 3 - 4 hours to an airport where offers a cheaper flight if that’s going to double your overall journey time from home to your destinations or entail paying for an overnight stay close to the hotel?
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