Seating for children and Infants
Children
under the age of 2, not occupying a seat
and accompanied by an adult, may travel
on an infant fare. A child travelling
on an infant fare must be held by the
accompanying adult. For safety reasons
an adult can hold only one infant, and
children under the age of 15 may not
hold infants.
If you are
the only adult travelling with more than
one infant you will need to reserve a
seat for the additional infant and pay a
child's fare (available for children up
to and including 11 years of age). The
additional infant must be restrained in
an approved infant car seat, which you
must provide.
The age of a
child that can be restrained in a car
seat is up to 4 years, provided the
child does not exceed the weight limit
for the restraint system of the car
seat.
The car seat
must have its own inbuilt restraint
system and be of a type approved for use
in motor vehicles. Please refer to the
chart below. It must also be in good,
safe working condition and should not
exceed the given dimensions.
Please note:
the Business Premier lie-flat seat is
sideways facing therefore the seatbelt
has an airbag in it. This means infant
car seats are not able to be used in the
Business Premier lie-flat seats on our
refitted B747 and B777 aircraft as it
would impede the deployment of the
airbag in the event of an emergency.
Infants under the age of 2 years are
still able to be seated on their
parent/guardian's lap and will be
provided with a specially designed
infant's seat belt which will not
inhibit the safety features of the
airbag seat belt.
| |
Aft (rear) facing |
43 cm
(17 inches) |
48 cm
(19 inches) |
| |
Forward facing |
43 cm
(17 inches) |
65 cm
(25.5 inches) |
Depending on the age and size of your
child, the type of child seat may be aft
(rear) or forward facing. A child seat
may only be used in an aft (rear) facing
position if it doesn't interfere when
the seat in front reclines.
These
dimensions apply to B747, B777, B767,
B737 and A320 aircraft.