Traveling with children

We offer Unaccompanied Minor service for children between 5 and 17 years old on all our routes. On international routes the upper age limit is 15 years of age.

Children between 5-11 years, not traveling alone, have to be accompanied at the airport by a travel companion who is at least 16 years old.

Where can they fly?

• On all Widerøe domestic and international routes
• Routes in combination with SAS, exceptions: sas.no

Exceptions:

• International WF routes, if connection with other airlines abroad.
• Connecting flights with other airlines than SAS.

Important information:

• For safety reasons, there are limited seats for children traveling alone (UM) per flight.
• The form “Form for Unaccompanied Minors” needs to be populated.
• The Escort must show valid photographic ID, and their details must match those in the form.
• The Escort at departure must be present at the airport until the aircraft has departed, for the child's safety. If the airport allows it, the escort can accompany the child through security and to the gate.
• If it looks like there's the possibility of their flight landing at another airport due to bad weather, or other extraordinary circumstances, we will not allow unaccompanied minors to travel on the flight.
• If the child has a medical condition that may require medication during the flight, they must have the ability to administer this themselves. Our cabin crew cannot administer medication or store the medication in a cool place.
• Children flying alone cannot travel with pets (either in the cabin or in the cargo hold).
• We recommend checking in the child at the check-in desk at least one hour before departure.
• When booking assistance for children traveling alone, an additional fee will be charged per flight. See the table below.
• When traveling abroad, we recommend that persons under the age of 18 traveling alone are provided with a power of attorney from their parents/guardians, which must be signed by the child's parents/guardians and contain their contact information.

Infants under the age of 2 years travel free of charge on domestic flights and pay 10% of adult fare on international flights. This applies only when the child is seated on the lap of an adult.

If the infant is travelling in a separate seat, a child fare ticket must be purchased. The infant must travel in an approved car seat. For security reasons, bags are not allowed.  One adult may travel with a maximum of two infants, of which one of them on a child fare and in an approved child seat. 

One pram and one child car seat are included for all infants. If the infant is travelling on ticket types (Smart/ Flex/Full Flex) one item of baggage of 23 kg is allowed. All items required for infants, besides children's food and diapers, are considered part of the adults hand luggage allowance.

Child seats

A child seat or baby seat can only be used on board if approved for "use in aircraft". 

Carry the manufacturer’s instructions with you on your flight so the cabin crew can check the correct installation method. 

The following child seats are approved on board:

Child seats from Europa: This child seat must have two approval markers: 

Label ECE R44-04 (the last two digits must be 03 or 04 or a higher number) or the label ECE R129, and Qualification sign* “For use in Aircraft”

Child seats from USA: Child seat approved for use in motor vehicles and in aircraft according to US FMVSS No 213 must bear one or two labels displaying these two sentences:

‘This child restraint system conforms to all applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards’ and ‘This restraint is certified for use in motor vehicles and aircraft’ - this sentence is in red letters.

Child seat from Canada: Child seat approved in motor vehicles and in aircraft according to the Canadian technical standard CMVSS 213/213.1 and bearing the ‘Canadian National Safety Mark’

Child seats from Australia/New Zealand: Child seat approved for use in motor vehicles and in aircraft in accordance with the Australia/New Zealand’s technical standard AS/NZS 1754:2013 and its later amendments, and bearing the label with the green part ‘For Use in Aircraft’.

If you are unsure whether your child seat is acceptable for use on board, please contact us.

N.B. Booster Seat/Car cushion seat is not allowed.
*This qualification sign may be a sentence/approval in the manufacturer's instructions.

Special seat belts (harnesses)

Widerøe allows the following two types of special seat belts/harnesses for children:

Cares - Airplane Safety Harness This special harness can be used by children (10-20 kg and max 100 cm).

Crelling Harness This special harness exists in various sizes and can be used by both children and adults. 

If you need/want a special harness, you have to bring this yourself. The guardian/parent is responsible for the usage of the harness and have to inform our crew regarding how the buckle/harness works. Please contact check-in personal when you arrive at the airport if you wish to use a special harness.