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About TAP Air Portugal Unaccompanied Minor Policy

The Tap Portugal unaccompanied minor program offers comprehensive assistance to children and teenagers who are traveling alone. Throughout the trip, the airline offers assistance and security from check-in to immigration and security checks. This is the airline's policy regarding unaccompanied minors:

An unaccompanied traveler is a minor who travels alone and in a different cabin class than their parents or legal guardians.

When children between the ages of 5 and 11 travel alone, the airline frequently considers them to be unaccompanied minors. Youngsters 12 to 17 years old are allowed to choose a service if they want.

Minors aged two to four must be accompanied by a passenger who is at least twelve to fifteen years old. Both are required to adhere to the unaccompanied minor service protocol of TaP Portugal.

According to the Tap Air Portugal Unaccompanied Minor Policy, children are only allowed on connecting flights via Lisbon and Porto.

According to the UMNR Policy, a passenger must be at least sixteen years old and name themselves the child's travel companion for the duration of the trip if they are traveling with a child who is between the ages of five and eleven. The adult is responsible for handling check-in, baggage, immigration, and other boarding duties.

Children under the age of five are not permitted without a partner.

Any child under five must always be accompanied by an adult who can watch them during the entire journey, including customs procedures, border crossings, and check-in.

TAP Air Unaccompanied Minor Fee

The Tap Air Portugal Unaccompanied Minor Fee varies based on flight destination. The fee range for unaccompanied minor service is between €50 and €100 for all domestic flights. International flights among the TAP Air Portugal network require fees falling between €100 and €150. To guarantee the safety and well-being of independent-flying children the airline offers full support which is charged through the unaccompanied minor fee during the entire travel period.

Process of Booking Flight for Unaccompanied Minors

There are three ways to schedule travel for unaccompanied minors with TAP Portugal. For the minor travel, only children aged five to eleven are eligible. The process for scheduling the service via the various channels is as follows:

Online Booking

• Visit TAP Air Portugal’s official website.
• To begin, look for flights in the same manner as you would for regular reservations. The passenger count, travel dates, and departure and arrival locations must be entered by the traveler.
• Once you have selected your flight ticket, you will need to enter passenger details. Passengers must select "Unaccompanied Minor" from the list of passenger options at this point. During processing, the system will need information on the child.
• Use the payment section to make the Unaccompanied Minor Service Fee payment.

• When you are ready to complete your reservation, click the payment button.
• Following payment completion, a confirmation email with booking details, the itinerary, and additional services will be provided.

Offline Booking

If you booked your child's flight at the airport or through TAP Portugal customer care, let the airline representative know that they are traveling alone. You also need to provide documentation of the child's age. After the reservation is confirmed, you will need to pay the required fee, submit the necessary travel papers, and complete the unaccompanied minor form.

Once the reservation for the unaccompanied minor flight is finalized, the person who will be picking up the child at the airport has to have the booking reference number or e-ticket number.

Conclusion

TAP Air Portugal operates an organized unaccompanied minor service that keeps children who travel without guardians protected during their flights. Minor-aged children between 5 and 11 can access unaccompanied travel assistance through this service. Older minors might choose to book assistance on an optional basis. According to airline protocols passengers experience an effortless journey from check-in through arrival and have defined costs and booking requirements.