Who can travel?

Widerøe offers assistance to children aged 5 up to and including 17 years who are travelling alone on all Widerøe flights. On international routes, the upper age limit is up to and including 15 years.

Children under 12 years must travel as "children travelling alone", unless they are travelling with a person aged at least 16 years.

Where can they fly?

• On all Widerøe routes both domestic and international.
• If the route is in combination with SAS. See exceptions on SAS’s website.

Where can they not fly?

• Out of Norway with Widerøe, if there is a flight change to other airlines abroad.
• Travelling in combination with airlines other than SAS.

Important information:

• For safety reasons, there is a limited number of places for children travelling alone (UM) per flight.
• The form «Children travelling alone» must be completed.
• The person accompanying/picking up the child must show valid ID, their details must match the submitted form.
• The person accompanying the child to the airport must be present until the plane has taken off. If the airport allows it, the person may accompany the child through security control and to the gate.
• We do not allow children travelling alone to board the flight if there is uncertainty about landing at a destination due to weather conditions or other extraordinary circumstances.
• If the child has a medical condition that may require medication during the flight, the child must be able to take this medication themselves. The cabin crew cannot administer medication or store passengers’ medication during the journey.
• Children travelling alone may not bring animals (neither in the cabin nor in the hold).
• We recommend checking in the child at the check-in desk at least one hour before departure.
• When booking assistance for children travelling alone, an additional fee per flight applies. See the overview below.
• For international travel, we recommend that children/young people under 18 years travelling alone are provided with an authorisation from their guardians, which must be signed by the child’s guardians and include their contact information.

Infants (0-2 years) travel free domestically and receive a 90% discount on adult tickets for international travel. If the child requires their own seat on the plane, a regular child ticket must be booked, and travel with an approved child seat/car seat. For safety reasons, carrycots are not permitted.

One adult can travel with up to two children under 2 years, but this requires booking a child ticket for one of the children who must sit in a brought approved child seat/car seat.

If there is already an existing booking and an infant is to be added, this is possible but must be done by contacting our Customer Centre at support@wideoe.no (remember to provide the booking reference).

One pushchair and one car seat can be brought for the infant (0-2 years) regardless of ticket type. If the ticket includes baggage (Smart/Flex/Full Flex), one checked bag of 23 kg can also be brought. What is needed for the infant during the journey, beyond baby food and nappies, counts as part of the adult’s hand luggage.

For the return from hospital, the child can travel with Widerøe no earlier than 48 hours after birth. A health clearance from the attending doctor at the discharging hospital must be brought. The doctor is responsible for ensuring that early air transport is advisable.