Travelling with children

Normally, prams must be checked in as baggage and handed over at the check-in desk. For some flights, you may be allowed to use your own pram or stroller until you reach the gate but you have to make sure you agree on this at the check-in desk. Tallinn Airport passenger terminal has strollers for the really wee ones and older toddlers alike.

Important! As some aircraft are boarded using stairs, we recommend passengers travelling alone with small children to notify airport employees in advance if they need assistance moving on the stairs with a child and their hand baggage.

When travelling with a baby, you are allowed to take the food your baby needs during the flight on board the aircraft. The food may also be in a container larger than 100 ml, such as a flask with water or a feeding bottle with milk or baby formula. You also don’t have to place the baby food in a transparent plastic bag.

You can also carry solid baby food, e.g. various purées, in your hand baggage.

Please note that baby formula and other liquids may react to security screening equipment in a manner that indicates the need for additional inspection. In such cases, the most efficient and quickest method of inspection is to open the container to verify its safety. However, in the case of infant formula, this may understandably not be possible. Alternative measures may therefore be applied, such as manual screening of the passenger and their baggage. This is a standard security procedure aimed at ensuring the safety of all passengers.

• When preparing for travel, we recommend packing infant formula and purées together in one bag, i.e. in the hand luggage of one person.
• At the security checkpoint, we recommend informing the security officer when removing these items from your bag and clearly distinguishing them from the belongings of accompanying passengers.

The passenger terminal has rooms furnished with baby changing facilities next to the toilets. There are a total of 8 of these rooms scattered around the terminal, all marked correspondingly.

Children are allowed to travel alone when they reach the age of 12. If necessary, airport and airline employees will ensure that the children’s travels are smooth and stress-free. You should, nevertheless, check your airline’s policy before travelling because there could always be exceptions (e.g. Ryanair aircraft have an age limit of 16). It is also recommended that you always have your child carry documented parental consent that the child is allowed to travel alone.

Additionally, most airlines have an Unaccompanied Minor service where the airline takes responsibility for a child aged 5-11 getting on board the aircraft and being delivered to the destination. If you wish to use this service, you should notify the airline well in advance. In most countries, written parental consent containing information on where and when the child will travel and the necessary contact details is sufficient to have a child travel alone. There are, however, countries where notarised parental consent is required. When in doubt, you should review the immigration requirements of the respective destination country.