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Children and pregnant women

A minor citizen of the Russian Federation, as a rule, leaves the Russian Federation together with at least one of the parents, adoptive parents, guardians or Trustees.

The age of the child is determined on the date of commencement of transportation from the airport (point) of departure specified in the transportation document.

Children under the age of two years are transported only accompanied by an adult passenger or a passenger who, in accordance with the civil legislation of the Russian Federation, has acquired full legal capacity until the age of eighteen.

Children aged two to twelve years may travel accompanied by an adult passenger or a passenger who, in accordance with the civil legislation of the Russian Federation, has acquired full legal capacity until they reach the age of eighteen.

Children under the age of twelve years can be transported unaccompanied by an adult passenger or a passenger who, in accordance with the civil legislation of the Russian Federation, has acquired full legal capacity until they reach the age of eighteen.

One child under the age of two years shall be carried accompanied by an adult passenger or a passenger who, in accordance with the civil legislation of the Russian Federation, has acquired full legal capacity before reaching the age of eighteen, free of charge for domestic transportation, at international transportation — with a discount of ninety percent of the normal or special fare, if there are no special conditions for the application of a special fare, and without providing a separate seat for the child. If a child under the age of two years is provided with a separate seat at the request of the accompanying passenger, such child shall be transported at a discount of fifty percent of the normal or special fare, if there are no special conditions for the application of a special fare.

Other children under the age of two with the passenger, as well as children between the ages of two and twelve years are transported at a discount of fifty percent of the normal or special fare, if there are no special conditions for the application of a special fare, with the provision of individual seats.

In case of voluntary or involuntary change by the passenger accompanying the child, the conditions of the air carriage agreement of the passenger after the beginning of the carriage, the child's ticket is reissued (exchanged) at the rate corresponding to the child's age on the date of commencement of carriage from the airport (point) of departure.

Air transportation of pregnant women is allowed if the pregnancy period is not more than 34 weeks and provided that the pregnant woman does not have the risk of premature birth. Information about the condition of a pregnant woman is confirmed by a doctor's certificate on the state of health and the absence of contraindications to air transportation. The certificate must be issued no later than 24 hours before the departure time indicated on the ticket. The medical report and the exchange card must be in the hands of the pregnant woman. The airline reserves the right to check the availability of a valid certificate and an exchange card for a pregnant woman prior to the flight.

Transportation of pregnant women, if it is impossible to obtain a medical opinion within the prescribed time (return flight from the international airport), is carried out on the basis of a guarantee obligation drawn up before the flight.

The airline is not responsible for the deterioration of the health of the passenger and other occurred during the carriage or as a consequence of her adverse consequences that may arise from the passenger and the fetus.

Newborns are accepted for transportation by air, according to the recommendations of doctors at the age of seven or more days. Transportation of prematurely born children is carried out only if there is a medical certificate confirming that air transportation is safe for the child.

Newborn infants who are less than seven days old are not recommended.