Children and young persons between the ages of 5-15 must be registered in advance of travel for the Unaccompanied Minor service, or be accompanied by someone aged 16 years and over.
Children under five years old are not accepted for the Unaccompanied Minor service and must be accompanied by someone aged 16 years and over.
An adult published fare is charged for the Unaccompanied Minor service.
Virgin Atlantic only accepts unaccompanied children and young persons for travel on its flights and on bmi flights.
Virgin Atlantic does not accept unaccompanied children and young persons who are connecting onto/from other airlines except flights operated by bmi.
For safety and security reasons, unaccompanied children and young persons will not be permitted to travel where transit times between flights (Virgin to Virgin or Virgin to bmi) exceeds 4 hours, the flight incurs a stopover or there are inter-airport connections by road/rail such as Gatwick or Heathrow. Where this does apply, they must be accompanied by someone aged 16 or over.
The person assigned to take the Unaccompanied Minor to departures is required to remain at the airport until the flight has departed and the person assigned to collect on arrival will attend the airport at the scheduled arrival time of the flight.
For safety & security reasons, Virgin Atlantic Airways has the right to refuse travel if the applicable form (Declaration of Indemnity) is not fully completed and signed by the parent or guardian.
Virgin Atlantic Airways constantly develops and reviews its services, products or policies and these are subject to change without prior notice.
