Children travelling unaccompanied | TAROM

Dear passengers,

We inform you that the Unaccompanied Minors service has been modified as follows:

For domestic flights (internal) the service has been suspended until 31st March 2021
For connecting flights, the service has been suspended for an indefinite period
For international flights (external) without connecting flights, the service remains unchanged, by complying Travel conditions required by the country of destination https://www.tarom.ro/en/travel-conditions-covid-19

Thank you for your understanding and we wish you a nice flight!

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Here you can find the conditions for minor children travelling unaccompanied.

Whether your child is traveling alone or with you, we recommend that you check the entry and travel requirements for minors by contacting the proper embassies or consulates. This applies to your child's destination country/countries or those through which your child has a connecting flight.

Children under 5 years of age are not accepted as unaccompanied minors.

A child under 12 years of age, separated from the accompanying adult(s), who is travelling in another cabin class, shall be treated as an unaccompanied child. Service confirmation is subject to availability.

Children between the age of 5 and 12 can travel unaccompanied by their parent/s or legal guardian/s on flights operated by TAROM if:

the parent or legal guardian notifies it when booking the flight ticket and receives confirmation from TAROM Company for the transportation of the minor child;
the parent or legal guardian fills in, as mandatory requirement, the escort application form (Handling Advice) available from the check-in desk.

Children between the age of 12 and 18 shall be considered as unaccompanied minors and shall be treated as such only upon express request of the parent or legal guardian.

Romanian citizens (regardless of their residence) aged between 5 and 18 can travel only if they fulfil the following conditions:

they hold a notarised statement from both parents confirming that they agree for the minor child to travel escorted by a TAROM Company representative;
parents must fill in, as mandatory requirement, the escort application form (Handling Advice) available from the check-in desk.

For unaccompanied minor children travelling on TAROM flights in connection with Air Europa Company (UX) such service shall not be accepted if the minor child is in transit for more than three hours.

TAROM shall charge a fee of EUR 40 / sector for the transportation of unaccompanied minors on international flights and EUR 30 / sector on domestic flights, including Flying Blue premium tickets.

Permit to travel form for passengers under 18 years old

As of 15 January 2017, any passenger under 18 years old, whether he or she is a French citizen or a foreigner living in France, must obtain authorization to leave the country (known as an AST) for any journey outside France without a parent or legal guardian.

Depending on the destination country, the passenger must be in possession of:

An ID card or an individual passport (with a visa, if applicable);

The permit to travel form (l'autorisation de sortie du territoire" in French) signed by a parent or legal guardian);

A photocopy of a valid identity document of the parent or legal guardian who provided his or her signature for the permit to travel form

Find out more here

* This form is available from the check-in desk.