Children travelling on their own

The service „Unaccompanied Minor" (UM) may be requested at our airline for minors between 2 and 16 years of age travelling unaccompanied by a passenger of at least 16 years of age. The unaccompanied minor service will ensure that your child is boarded onto the aircraft, introduced to the flight attendant, chaperoned during connections and turned over to the appropriate person, designated int he UM documentation, upon arrival at their final destination.

Service fees (UM-fee):

• Children between 2 and 5 may only travel on our flights in the company of a separate flight attendant. The actual fee for this service depends on the destination; therefore you are advised to consult our ticketing agents or the Malév Service Centre for more information.
• Children between 5 and 12 years of age may travel independently as unaccompanied minors. In such cases, they receive extra attention and assistance by members of both cabin- and airport crew. Service fee: Children's fare + EUR 25 per segment. If you would like to assign a separate flight attendant to your child, please let Malév know of this when purchasing the ticket. In such cases the service fee is the total of the UM-fee and the flight attendant fee, which varies according to the destination. More information is available from our colleagues when requesting the service.
• Minors between 12 and 16 years of age can travel on our flights independently. Naturally, however, they are also eligible for UM-services. Applicable fee: Adult fare + EUR 35 per segment. It is also possible to assign a separate flight attendant to your child of this age; however, in addition to the UM-fee, attendant charges also apply, which may vary by destination. Our colleagues will be happy to provide you with more detailed information when purchasing this service.

All costs related to the independent travel of a minor (UM), such as meals at the connection airport, visas etc.) shall be borne by the parent or legal custodian.

If the minor (UM) is to utilise the services of carriers other than Malév during his or her travel as well, please let our colleagues know about this prior to departure or call the Malév Service Centre.