All babies under 12 kilos can request a crib on the plane, but on most planes there are not enough cribs for all babies. I’ll teach you how to reserve a crib for your baby completely free of charge in advance to ensure that you and your baby are comfortable during the flight.
The process obviously begins by reserving your flight ticket, when doing so, do not forget to register your baby as a passenger or passenger who goes on the lap of the mother or father, make sure to enter all your personal information, passport number or identity card, etc.
Once your baby is registered and with your purchased ticket, you can request special services through the website, in this area you will find all the services for people with special needs such as wheelchairs, accompaniment for children traveling alone, etc, and also cribs for babies. You just have to select the option to request the crib and fill in the information that is requested. It’s that easy to book your baby’s crib. Keep in mind that this option is only possible if your baby is under one year of age.
If the website of your airline seems very complicated or if you cannot find the option to reserve your baby’s crib on the plane, you can communicate via WhatsApp with the airline, they generally respond very quickly and are very helpful. The person in charge will ask you for your flight details and those of your baby in order to make the reservation.
When you arrive at the gate, be sure to kindly remind the flight attendants that you have a cot reserved so they can take this into account.
Things to consider:
Baby cots can only be installed in the seats in the first row of the plane, usually called economy comfort. You can request a crib for your baby even if you are in a normal economy class seat, however, if the front row seats are all reserved you will be less likely to get a crib for your baby, since babies who are in those seats they normally have priority.
With this in mind, my recommendation would be (what I do every time I travel with my baby) buy seats in the economy comfort row and thus have the peace of mind that your crib will be there for you and your baby to get off comfortable and calm.
Take Note! Baby cots are available only for international flights.
