Passengers types

Passengers types

Age limit for young passengers
They are the passengers between 12-18 (who have not passed the age of 18).

Procedures should be realized for the travel of underage passengers (below 18 years old) or passengers requiring care
Underage (below 18 years old) or interdict (requiring care of someone else and who can not travel alone) passengers who arrive at the border crossings to travel should present letter of consent for international flights pursuant to the rules below.

In case of travelling with identity card in Albanian Airlines flights;
a) If he/she travels only with his/her mother, letter of consent of the father approved by notary public or public authorities
b) If he/she travels only with his/her father, letter of consent of the mother approved by notary public or public authorities
c) If he/she travels with a person other than his/her parents or alone, letter of consent of both mother and father approved by notary public or public authorities
d) If the child is under the guardianship of a legal representative, letter of consent of the legal representative approved by notary public or public authorities is required.

In case of travelling with passport:
a) Children and interdict persons who would like to travel their own (individual) passports can only travel with their mother, father or legal representative. A separate letter of consent is not required.
b) If the person defined above does not have his/her own passport, and he/she is recorded in his/her guardian’s passport he/she can travel abroad together with the holder of the passport in which he/she is recorded. A separate letter of consent is not required.

Age limit for minor passenger
They are the passengers who have passed the age of two and have not passed the age of twelve.

Can minor passengers travel alone?
The children between 02-05 can not travel alone.
Children who have passed the age of 6 (who have completed 5 years from the date of birth) and have not passed the age of 13 (who have completed 12 years from the date of birth) can fly alone, however, the rules of Albanian Airlines for carrying unaccompanied minors should be met.

Procedure should be realized for the children who will travel unaccompanied
1. Unaccompanied travel of the minor passenger is subject to the written consent of the parents or legal representative.
2. The reservations of all stages of the travel should be final for unaccompanied travel of the minor passenger.
3. Unaccompanied Minor Flight Authorization Form is filled at the airport for UM passenger. Identity and contact information of the parents and/or legal representative who bring/pick the minor is required on this form. Form is signed by the parent or legal representative. A copy is given to the parent and/or legal representative.
4. Ticket, passport or other documents of UM passenger are put in UM bag and this bag is hung around the neck of the minor and the minor is delivered to a boarding officer.
5. Parent or legal representative of UM passenger has to wait in the airport until the plane takes off.
6. Boarding officer takes the UM passenger aboard last.
7. Airline Company is responsible for transfers or waiting in the transfer hall of UM passengers. Parents or legal representatives at departure and destination airports of UM passengers who can not continue the flight due to any reason at any of the transfer points are informed and they are sent to original departure airport or provided hotel service accompanied by an attendant.
8. UM passenger is delivered by a person assigned by the Airline to the person whose name is written in UM form after his/her identity is checked and against signature.
9. UM passenger can not be seated near the Emergency exits.

Age limit for baby passengers
The passengers who are not 2 (two) years old on the date of flight (passengers between 0-2 years old) are accepted as baby passengers.

Baby ticket price – FREE

When can new-born babies travel by plane?
They should be at least 7 (seven) days old. The babies younger than 7 days old are not allowed on board.

Can an adult travel with two babies?
According to flight safety rules, one adult can accompany maximum one baby.
A second adult should accompany the second baby.

Rules applied for carrying baby passengers
- Babies between zero and two years old (0-2) can travel in arms.
- They can not travel alone, they can travel only with parents of authorized persons.
- Accompanying cabin officer is not assigned.
- According to flight safety rules, one adult can accompany maximum one baby.