Infants, Children & Minors

Infants

• All our aircraft are equipped with special baby bassinets and packs as well as a wide range of baby food
• Each aircraft has at least two toilets with special fold-down tables for changing diapers.

Acceptance

• A healthy newborn infant is ready to travel with us after the first week of delivery
• The infant must be accompanied by a parent / guardian
• Infant fare will be charged when an infant travels with a parent / guardian and the infant does not occupy a seat
• A maximum of two infants can be accepted for travel with each parent / guardian under the following conditions:
  • One of the two infants must be at least 6 months old and occupy an infant car safety seat. The applicable child fare will be charged
  • The other infant must be secured onto the parent / guardian with a child restraint device. Infant fare will be charged
  • The parent / guardian should bring their own infant car safety seat which must comply with the Cathay Pacific approved specifications below.

Car Seat

• Subject to restrictions below, a personal infant / child car safety seat can be taken on board if it complies with the following requirements:
  • Forward facing
  • Designed for carrying an infant / child between the age of 6 months and 3 years inclusively, and weighs 18kgs or less
  • Must be in operational condition.

Due to safety requirements, infant / child car safety seats may not be used on some of our aircraft passenger seats*. This includes : New Business Class seats on all aircraft types New Economy Class seats on Airbus and B777-300ER aircraft. * Please call Cathay local reservations office or your travel agent for the aircraft type of your flight.

Bassinet

• All our aircraft are equipped with special baby bassinets. A bassinet measures 76.20cm (30") x 38.10cm (15") x 20.32cm (8") and can carry up to 12kgs
• Please note however a baby older than 6 months may feel uncomfortable in a bassinet
• A request for a baby bassinet (BSCT) can be made at time of reservation if passenger is travelling with an infant.

Junior VIPS

• We believe that for children flying with us, it should be a fun and memorable experience
• That's why all kids on board will be offered a colourful backpack*
• Inside the pack (which children can take home with them) are all kinds of goodies, including stationery, games and activity books
• The fun even extends to food -- we serve children's meals with colourful cutlery
• Special infant and junior meals are also available for very young children and toddlers.
  
  * Not applicable to flights from / to Taipei, Manila and Xiamen

Unaccompanied Children and Minors

• We will look after children, aged between 6 and 12 years, who are not travelling with a parent / guardian -- both inflight and in transit
• If more than six children are scheduled to travel alone, we will arrange a trained and fully qualified "Flying Guardian" to accompany them
• Airfares for children on Unaccompanied Minor Service might differ from those travelling with adult companions. Please contact our Ticketing Office or your travel agent for more details
• Surcharge for Unaccompanied Minor Service is as follows (Per Sector Basis):

  • Between Hong Kong and all destinations in Africa, Europe, Middle East, North America, South Asia Subcontinent and Southwest Pacific: HKD400 / USD50
  • Between Bangkok and Dubai: HKD400 / USD50
  • Other routes: HKD160 / USD20.

Travel Chair for Disabled Children

• A child passenger with little upper body support (a condition caused by health problem such as cerebral palsy) may need to use a disabled-children travel chair on board. The travel chair can be adjusted so that children aged 3 - 11 of different body dimensions can sit in it comfortably
• Family member or guardian who travels together with the child passenger must bring their own disabled-children travel chair, and be fully responsible for installation, usage and removal of the chair
• Pre-approved disabled-children travel chair (Daws Engineering's travel chair, model number TC2000-00) is allowed to be used on the following Cathay Pacific operating aircraft types and classes:
  • First Class – all aircraft types
  • Business Class – all aircraft types, except B74A, B77A, A33B and A34B
  • Economy Class - all aircraft types

• If child passenger is going to use a non pre-approved model of travel chair on board, request must be made at minimum of 14 working days prior to departure, provided that such travel chair is approved by either FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) or EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency)
• For information and assistance, you may contact your local Reservations Office.