Parents flying with babies face a frustrating research task before every trip, checking each airline’s website individually to understand their infant fees, pushchair rules, and bassinet policies. With every carrier setting its own rules, and those rules changing frequently, comparing options across multiple airlines can take hours.
BabyTravel UK has published a comprehensive side-by-side comparison covering 13 of the most popular airlines for UK families, bringing every key infant policy into a single reference page for the first time.
The comparison covers Ryanair, easyJet, British Airways, Jet2, TUI Airways, Wizz Air, Vueling, TAP Air Portugal, KLM, Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, Emirates, and Turkish Airlines. For each airline, the guide details infant lap seat fees, pushchair and stroller gate-check policies, bassinet and skycot availability, car seat rules for purchased seats, formula and breast milk liquid exemptions, and nappy bag allowances.
Early findings reveal significant differences between carriers. Infant lap fees range from free on some airlines to over £30 per sector on others. Pushchair gate-checking is free across most carriers but size restrictions and handling procedures vary considerably. Bassinet availability is limited to long-haul aircraft on most airlines and typically requires advance booking, yet many parents only discover this at the gate.
The comparison is available at babytraveluk.co.uk/airline-baby-policies-compared and is free to use with no registration required. The page includes a “last verified” date stamp and is updated as airlines change their policies.
The guide sits alongside BabyTravel UK’s existing Stroller Airline Size Checker tool at babytraveluk.co.uk/stroller-airline-checker, which lets parents instantly check whether their specific pushchair meets their airline’s cabin baggage limits.
