Baby on board

In addition to baby-friendly hosts on our flights, we offer everything to make your baby’s journey comfortable.

• Changing facilities, baby meals (to be requested at the time of reservation or 24 hours before departure) and bassinets (available on a first come, first serve basis, infant must not exceed 10 kg or 10 months, not available in Diamond First Class on some aircraft).
  
  
• If you wish to carry milk or food for your baby, you can have these warmed up on board.
  
  
• We also have soft toys and games to keep our youngest guests happy and entertained on our flights.

Connect with the family

Our young guests aged 2-11 years can expect an exciting flight with Etihad.

• As well as toys and games, your child can enjoy a range of inflight entertainment programmes and interactive games specially designed for kids.
   
  
• We also have a special menu to pamper our child guests. Expect old favourites like burgers, fish fingers, chicken nuggets and vegetable patties.
  
  
• Place your child meal request at the time of booking or at least 24 hours before departure.

At the airport

We know that caring for a child in an airport environment isn’t always easy.

• In Abu Dhabi and other major airports we can lend you a stroller to help you through the airport.
  
  
• For Diamond First and Pearl Business our new Family Room in Abu Dhabi offers soft toys, comfortable seating, books, games and qualified nannies.
  
  
• And of course, there are always plenty of Etihad staff to lend a caring hand.

Unaccompanied minors

If a child is between 5 and 11 years old (inclusive) and travelling alone they are treated as Unaccompanied Minors (UM’s).

• Simply submit a completed form (to be collected from your local Etihad office) at the time of checking in. Children between the ages of 12 and 17 years are not permitted to escort UMs and the child must be travelling on a firm ticket (standby or waitlisted travel is not permitted).
  
  
• After check-in, your child is our responsibility. We guide them through passport control - taking care of all their travel documents - and security checks right up to the flight. At Abu Dhabi Airport we offer a designated UM lounge.
  
  
• Upon landing, they will be introduced to an Etihad ground host, who will escort them through airport immigration to arrivals and hand them over to the parent or guardian.