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What is a child?

  • 09-12-2005 3:25pm
    #1
    joejoem
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    Hey what is classed as a child and what is an infant when booking holidays?


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  • #2
    Aquos76
    Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 9,075 Mod ✭✭✭✭Aquos76


    A child varies depending on the company been booked with, but an infant is a child who will be under the age of 2 on the return date of the holiday.


  • #3
    Pinx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭Pinx


    I think a child might be defined as being under 12 and an infant under 2? Not 100% sure...


  • #4
    joejoem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭joejoem


    Thanks


  • #5
    Healio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,828 ✭✭✭Healio


    Pinx wrote:
    I think a child might be defined as being under 12 and an infant under 2? Not 100% sure...

    I would second that, some travel agents or their packages also allow children up to 16th birthday.


  • #6
    joejoem
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,424 ✭✭✭joejoem


    Yeah it was for a 1 and a 2 year old. I'm off to Florida!!!!


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  • #7
    Healio
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    Enjoy!


  • #8
    irishflightnews
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭irishflightnews


    There was a story in the paper last month some time about a family from england when to visit family in sligo for the boy's second birthday. So the child was free (on parent's lap) going but when they arrived at the airport to go home Ryanair wouldn't let him on without a ticket because he was two then after his birthday. I think the story finished by the family having to buy a ticket for the boy on the spot which was quite expensive.

    Sean


  • #9
    Bluehair
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,336 ✭✭✭Bluehair


    irishflightnews wrote:
    So the child was free (on parent's lap) going but when they arrived at the airport to go home Ryanair wouldn't let him on without a ticket because he was two then after his birthday.

    Happens quite a lot really. Bear in mind it's a legal requirement that a child over 2 has his/her own seat so any airline would have done the same thing. One to keep an eye on if you're a parent though.


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