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Children and Babies

Babies (INF) are passengers that, at the date of the flight, are older than 7 days and younger than 2 years.
Children (CHD) are passengers that, at the date of the flight, are between the age of 2 and 12 years.

Transport Limitations

A passenger, 15 years old may escort only 1 baby (INF).
The maximum number of infants on board, depends of the aircraft type and, namely, of the number of additional oxygen masks, and available infant belts on board the aircraft.

Seating for Passengers with Babies

Children and passengers travelling with babies must not be seated at emergency exit rows.
Passengers with babies may only be seated on seats where a supplementary oxygen mask is available.

Documents

In addition to the specific documents, that may be required, (e.g. UM Declaration, document used to obtain subsidized fares, etc.). Portuguese and foreign minors residents in Portugal, are requested to present the following documentation:

DOMESTIC OR INTRA-SCHENGEN FLIGHTS (WITHOUT CUSTOM CONTROL)

Accompanied or unaccompanied minors
Valid identification document (B.I., birth certificate/personal schedule ”cédula pessoal” or passport).

Emancipated Minors
If minor is emancipated due to marriage he is fully capable of governing himself, thought it is not necessary an exit permit, being enough to show a marriage certificate to prove his emancipation.

NON SCHENGEN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS (WITH CUSTOM CONTROL)

Minors accompanied by their legal guardians (usually legal guard belongs to both parents)
Valid identification document (passport or any other identification document accepted for transportation in both countries).

Minors resident abroad (outside Portugal) accompanied by who has no legal guardian or unaccompanied
Valid identification document (passport or other identification document accepted for transportation in both countries).

Minors residents in Portugal accompanied by who has no legal guard or unaccompanied
Valid identification document and written authorisation dated and signed by the person who has minor’s legal guard validated by Notary’s Office, empowering the designated accompanying person duly identified:

• Minor, son of married parents: the exit authorisation will be issued and signed by one of the parents, only if the minor travels without both parents;
• Minor, son of divorced parents, individual and possessions declared separated, or parents which marriage was declared null: the exit authorisation will be issued and signed by the ancestor guardian, proved by the written judge that declares the sentence;
• Minor orphan of one progenitor: the exit authorisation will be issued and signed by the living progenitor under presentation of ancestor obituary;
• Minor whose affiliation is attributed only to one progenitor: the exit authorisation will be issued and signed by the progenitor under whom affiliation was establish and proved under minor birth certificate;
• Minor son of not married progenitors: the exit authorisation will be issued and signed by the progenitor whose minor guardian was attributed (law assumes to be the mother). Minor’s birth certificate is requested. If the certificate states that the paternal authority is attributed to both progenitors, when living martially, exit authorisation shall be signed by one of the parents;
• Minor committed to the charge of a third person, an educational or an aid institution: the exit authorisation is responsibility of the progenitor to whom paternal authority was attributed, proved by written judge sentence;
• Minor with a nominated tutorage: minors with a nominated tutorage, whose parents are dead, are inhibited from the paternal authority, are inhibited from exercising the paternal authority for longer than six months, or are unknown, the exit authorisation will be issued by the tutor nominated by the Courthouse of Minors, corroborated by the respective certificate of sentence. In case of inexistence of a nominated tutor, tutorage was committed to a public or private educational or aid institution, the institution’s director shall sign the exit authorisation. In both cases must be shown a certificate proving the nominated tutorage;
• Minor adopted or in adoption process: the exit authorisation will be issued and signed by the adopting, or by the adopting and partner (when the adopted minor is sun of the partner), or by one of the two adopting, if they are married, being mandatory the exhibition of the verdict proving the guardianship;
• Emancipated Minors: when a minor is emancipated by marriage, he is fully capable of ruling his person. Thought, none authorization is needed it is enough to show a marriage certificate to prove his emancipation.

A notary validation consists in a declaration confirming that someone’s signature belongs to a specific person (Identification document, date of issuance and place). This validated declaration shall also testify the relationship or any other which associates the minor with the author of the authorisation.
The declaration must have the notary stamp and the white seal.

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