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Airport Services
To provide traveling families with the most convenient travel experience, Gulf Air gives them priority at check-in to avoid long queuing times. More over, they will be boarded first.
Push-chairs cannot be accepted onboard but are allowed as far as the gate, and must be checked in as baggage. Certain destinations will allow pushchairs to be made available during disembarkation upon advice by the Sky Nanny through a telex, while Gulf Air offers its own pushchair only upon arrival in Bahrain.
Baggage Allowances
- A child (above 2 years and less than 12 years) is entitled to the same baggage allowance as an adult.
- Infants (Less than 2 years old) who have paid 10% of the applicable fare will be allowed one checked piece, provided that the total linear dimensions (height + width + depth) does not exceed 62 inches (158 cm) and the weight of the bag does not exceed 50 lbs (23 kg)
On-Board Care
Gulf Air’s passengers travelling in any class on selected routes with children under 12 years old can choose to benefit from the assistance of Sky Nanny.
Gulf Air carries nappies and other baby supplies on board. Please ask our Sky Nanny if there’s anything you may have forgotten to pack for your baby. Gulf Air offers baby food, nappies, baby powder, baby lotion, baby wipes, baby bib & cotton bud packs in all flights
As part of our service, Gulf Air provides toys and games to all children on board. We have toys such as camel soft toys as well as pictures or ‘point and see’ books for children aged 2 years and below on medium and long haul flights (3 and a half hours or more). We also provide colouring books, pencils and other games for children aged between 3 and 10 years.
Child Meal
Special children’s meals are available at no extra charge. These should be requested when booking a child’s ticket or at least 24 hours before departure.
Infants and Bassinets (Carrycots)
- Infants of less than seven days are not allowed to travel by air. Newborn babies older than one week will be accepted for air travel provided they are healthy and have had a normal birth.
- Each adult is allowed to accompany one infant charged 10% of the adult fare when the infant does not have his/her own seat, but sits on an adult’s lap.
- There must be one adult accompanying each infant seated on an adult’s lap.
An additional infant - limited to one - paying child fare may accompany the same adult. In other words an adult can travel with two infants provided the second infant pays children fare and travel with a pre-arranged crew escort.
If an adult will travel with two infants or more alone, please request additional Cabin Crew at no cost - one for every infant - and the Reservations Controller at Central Reservations Control will contact Cabin Crew for special advance arrangements subject to availability. (A minimum of 07 days notice is required).
- Babies up to the age of 7 months, weighing no more than 10 kg and not more than 26” in length can travel using the onboard bassinets (carry-cots). Please request a bassinet when you book your ticket to ensure availability and to obtain advance confirmation.
Should the baby – irrespective of age and advance confirmation from the airline – exceed these set limits, our Cabin Crew will not allow the use of a bassinet as this is perceived as being unsafe and not in compliance with civil airline safety regulations.
These guidelines shall apply to new and existing bookings.
Remember to pre-reserve a bassinet on all flights during your journey, not just the first sector.
Infant & Child Restraint Seats
Passengers travelling with infants and Children (from 6 months to 3 years of age) may use their own car type seats in conjunction with a normal aircraft seat when the appropriate child fare has been paid. The car seat must be a forward facing type with proper harnesses that can be strapped to a passenger seat by use of the lap belt.
Gulf Air does not permit rearward facing car seats or booster seats on board. The seat must be a purpose designed children’s car seat and must not exceed the dimensions of the relevant aircraft seat that has been paid for. The parent is primarily responsible to ensure that the child is the right size and weight for the car seat.
If you want your infant to sit on a separate seat (infant must be between 6 and 23 months), you will be charged the child fare. You will need to ensure that you have a car seat that is approved for use on-board aircraft. These are the ones that can be accepted:
- The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States of America accepts seats that meet the Technical Standard order TSO-C100B or seats which have two markings “This Restraints is Certified for use in Motor Vehicles and Aircraft” in red lettering and “This seat conforms to all applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard”.
- Seats approved to Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Labeled “(CMVSS) No.213 entitled “Child Restraint Systems” or (CMVSS) No.213 entitled “Infant Seating and Restraint System”.
- The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) of the United Kingdom allows type 2040-1 Car chair, manufactured by Aviation Furnishing International Limited. It is accepted by the CAA (UK) as a Child Safety Seat specifically designed for aircraft applications.
- Seats meeting European Safety Standard requirements of ECE Regulation 44 (ECE R44/03) (ECE: Economic Commission for Europe).
A Summary of Infant/Child Seating and Age Limits
| Age |
Seating |
| 7 days but less than 6 month |
On parent’s lap and an Infant seat belt will be provided by Gulf Air onboard cabin crew |
| 6 month – less than 2 years |
On parent’s lap and an Infant seat belt will be provided by Gulf Air onboard cabin crew.
Or a car type safety seat provided by the parent (a passenger seat must be booked for child fare) |
| 2 years – less than 3 years |
A Car type safety seat provided by the parent (a passenger seat must be booked for child fare)
Or the passenger seat and seat belt of the aircraft |
| 3 years or more |
The Passenger seat and seat belt of the aircraft
There is no need for a Child Restrain Seat |
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