How to Add a Lap Infant to a Delta Flight

The costs vary for international tickets, but it’s typically 10% of the cash fare plus any mandatory taxes and fees. Adding an infant-in-arms – a small child under 2 who stays in your lap rather than taking up a seat – to a domestic flight is typically free. Traveling with young kids is hard enough without the extra costs and hurdles associated with adding a small child to a reservation. Many other airlines including, United and American Airlines, have allowed parents to add a lap infant online for years. But Delta isn’t pushing the envelope here – it’s playing catch-up.

It’s a smart addition on Delta’s part, especially as lengthy call wait times continue to leave travelers sitting on hold for two-plus hours even for the simplest requests. And for international reservations, you’ll still need to call the airline well in advance – or message Delta through the app to connect with an agent. That functionality doesn’t appear to be available on the Delta smartphone app just yet. But recently, the Atlanta-based carrier rolled that function out online. You can now add an infant-in-arms to any domestic Delta flight online at. Rejoice, families with small children flying Delta! You can now add a lap infant to some tickets online.įor years, Delta has forced families traveling with an infant-in-arms (under 2 years old) to call the airline in order to add them to a reservation. For more information check out our Advertising Disclosure. The content on this page is accurate as of the posting date however, some of the offers mentioned may have expired. We may receive compensation when you click on links to those products. This post contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers.

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