Junior Jetsetters: The 5 Best kid-friendly Asian airlines

daphne

29 Dec 2017

1/5
Asiana Airlines
The multi-talented crew will make the in-flight entertainment extra special for your kids with magic shows, cabin tours and photo sessions! Kids will also be preoccupied with puzzles, colouring books and doing their arts and crafts with origami and chalk. Not forgetting the awesome in-flight entertainment allowing your kids to enjoy animated films, cartoons, movies, songs and games, your children is bound to have an exhilarating amount of fun.

Photo: Asiana Airlines
2/5
Eva Air
Eva Air's Hello Kitty and Sanrio jets will make flying a much happier experience with their adorable themed interior and meal boxes! Upon stepping into the aircraft, your child would receive a goodie bag filled with toys, colouring books, Sanrio character sheets and more! The fun has already begun. Baby bassinets, meals, diapers and diaper changing tables are also available on board.

Photo: Eva Air
3/5
Singapore Airlines
The award-winning airline offers inflight entertainment for children like cartoons and games, children meals and even Disney travel packs! Singapore Airlines also gives you the option of reserving a bassinet when you book an infant seat and they provide baby amenities such as diapers, disposable bibs, feeding bottles and baby wipes (limited quantity available). The highly skilled Singapore Girls are also trained to assist you in keeping your kids occupied and help carry your baby when you need a break. Of course, you can always count on the Singapore Airline crew for their excellent service.

Photo: Singapore Airlines
4/5
Qatar Airways
Qatar Airways's spacious economy class seating arrangements are great for families with kids. They will have lots of room to eat, sleep and play with their Mr. Potato Head and the Hasbro gaming team, while the older kids can engage in creative and educational kits that come with crayons, stickers, and an activity book. Their state-of-the-art entertainment system features everything from educational programmes to video games and family blockbusters. But that's not all. Specially prepared children’s meals come in Pictureka or Monopoly-themed lunch boxes filled with tasty meals, sweet treats and even games and characters from Hasbro! Bonus: they can take it home with them!

Photo: Qatar Airways
5/5
Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific has a fantastic selection of family-friendly movies from cartoons to anime, all especially picked for your kids. They also serve healthy and nutritious children’s meals with colourful and child-safe cutlery and well, ice-cream for dessert! Kids 3-6 years old will be offered a colourful children's fun pack full of goodies to keep them occupied on flight, which includes stationery, games, and activity books, of which they can take home with them (fun packs will not be available for flights taking place solely within Southeast and Northeast Asia). If you're travelling with infants, all flights come fully stocked with baby food and baby bassinets, baby packs and diaper changing tables are available too.

Photo: Cathay Pacific

Flying with your kids or got a young teenage child flying on their own for the first time?

Travelling with children on a plane might be the biggest nightmare and most dreadful moment for most parents, especially if you’re on a long-haul flight.

The cramped spaces and lack of entertainment often result in cries and whines. But fret not – these 5 airlines as mentioned in our gallery above are both efficient and absolutely children-friendly!

Providing everything from complimentary baby amenities to kid-friendly in-flight entertainment and infant meals and with a crew specially trained to be prepared for all circumstances, rest assured it’s going to be an enjoyable flight for you and a limitless amount of fun of your children. They also make great options if you had a pre-teen or young teenager flying their own for the first time. Browse them above!

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