Infant requirement before you fly

Accompanied passenger with Infant

• Infants under 14 days of age, premature or unhealthy infant (let alone infant feeding in oxygen tent) are not accepted for carriage by Vietnam Airlines
• Infant is not accepted for carriage as Unaccompanied Minor (UM) by Vietnam Airlines
• Infant in healthy condition shall be accepted provided that he is accompanied by his parent or authorized
• Each adult is allowed to travel with 01 infant

If an adult escorts two infants:

• From the second infant, each infant shall be charged an applicable fare for children and must be required cabin crew assistant service.
• Accompanied cabin crew service request must be made at least 3 days prior to estimate time of departure for domestic flights and 5 days for international flights.
• For premature and/or unhealthy infant (except infant feeding in oxygen tent):
• All of procedures is to be completed the same as MEDA passenger
• Must be accompanied by doctor or nurse who specializes in pediatrics.
• The total infants accepted for carriage on a flight must not exceed 10% seat capacity.
• Accompanied passenger with Infant (INF) and Children (CHD)

An adult is allowed to escort INF/ CHD as follow:

• 2 CHD of 2-6 years old
• 01 INF and 02 CHD under 6 years old and shall be charged an applicable fare for cabin crew accompanied service for 01 CHD between 2 CHD above
• 02 INF and 01 CHD under 6 years old and shall be charged an applicable fare for cabin crew accompanied service for 01 INF between 2 INF above
• 02 INF and 02 CHD under 6 years old and shall be charged an applicable fare for 02 cabin crew accompanied service for 01 INF and 01 CHD between 2 INF and 02 CHD above

Accompanied Cabin crew service request must be made at least 3 days prior to estimated time of departure for domestic flights and 05 days prior to estimated time of departure for international flights.

For ordering the service or getting more information, please contact our booking agent.

Bassinet service

Baby basket service (BSCT) offers specialized carriage for baby onboard (this device is accompanied with individual aircraft).

Conditions for acceptance:
Prior request is recommended
Only infant from 14 days up to 2 years old and whose weight is not more than 16 kg (or 32lbs) is accepted
The maximum number of BSCT allowed per flight is subject to individual aircraft
For ordering this service or getting more information, please contact our booking agent.

Baby meal

BBML: Baby Meal
Food to avoid: nuts; fibrous or hard fruit, vegetable; hard candy; rich cream or high fat food.
Recommended for: infant under 2 years old.

CHML: Child Meal
Food to avoid: indigestible food such as nuts, hard candy, rich cream or high fat food, spicy food; fish with bones.
Recommended for: children from 2 to 12 year olds.