Can families sit together on Delta?

Family Seating Policy Delta strives to seat family members together upon request. If you are unable to obtain seat assignments together for your family using delta.com or the Fly Delta mobile app, please contact Reservations to review available seating options.



Delta Air Lines has a formal Family Seating Policy in 2026 designed to ensure that children under the age of 14 are seated next to at least one accompanying adult. To guarantee this, it is highly recommended to book a "Main Cabin" fare rather than "Basic Economy," as the latter does not allow for seat selection. If a family is traveling on a single reservation and finds no adjacent seats available on the seat map, Delta's software is programmed to "unblock" certain rows designated for families during the 24-hour check-in window. If the flight is completely full, gate agents and flight attendants are instructed to facilitate seat swaps to ensure minors are not left alone. However, to avoid the stress of "gate-shuffling," families in 2026 should use the "Fly Delta" app to select seats immediately after booking or contact Delta Reservations to have their records flagged as a family unit.

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On most major airlines, kids must be at least five years old to fly alone, yet recently, infants as young as 11 months have been seated away from their parents.

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If you want a window seat, then suppose you choose from left to right (looking toward plane's nose): kid, kid, parent (aisle), parent (aisle). if in the middle then it's parent, kiddo, kiddo, parent. Mirror image it if you want the other side of the plane.

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Most U.S. airlines will permit children who have reached their fifth birthday to travel unaccompanied. Kids ages 5 through 11 who are flying alone must usually travel pursuant to special “unaccompanied minor” procedures. On some airlines, these procedures are required for unaccompanied children as old as 14.

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However, there are ways you can achieve this for free.
  1. Pick your airline carefully. ...
  2. Check-in early. ...
  3. Make a specific request. ...
  4. Ask another passenger to swap seats. ...
  5. Sit near the front or the back. ...
  6. Use a seat map. ...
  7. Choose a window seat. ...
  8. Select extra legroom.


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Depending on their ages and which airline you have chosen, some airlines invite families to board in front of everybody else, while others allow those with kids to slide in somewhere between elite passengers and regular coach-flying folk.

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We're here to take you and your family wherever you need to go. Infants or children under 2 years of age can travel on the lap of an adult for free (within the United States) or at a reduced fare (for international travel).

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In fact, most regular airlines now charge for seat selection anyways. It's often around $10-$30 per seat per flight segment, so if you cave in and pay for that, it can add up quickly. You shouldn't do it. No matter which airline you're flying on, don't ever pay to select a seat.

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The back of the plane, where many young families like to sit. I personally prefer to sit up front as it's easier to get on/off the aircraft with carry-on luggage and the front seats may come with extra legroom.

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  1. You don't have to buy tickets together to sit together.
  2. Buy your ticket, choose and confirm your seat, making sure the seat you want for the other person is available. Then, tell the other person which flight and seat you chose. ...
  3. My husband and I do this all the time. We like sitting across the aisle from each other, so.


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Once your child is 2 years old, you'll need to purchase a seat for them. The FAA recommends that children under 40 pounds continue to use a car seat and that children over 40 pounds use the seat belt on the airplane seat.

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You can choose to keep your baby or toddler in your lap if she's under 2. But children 2 and older have to sit in their own seats. In that case, both the FAA and AAP strongly recommend using a car seat or approved harness (booster seats aren't allowed).

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Complimentary Checked Strollers, Child Safety Seats & Other Infant Items. Children's strollers and child safety seats are not counted as part of the standard baggage and therefore can be easily checked for free. For your convenience, these items may be checked at the curbside, the ticket counter or at the gate.

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Exception: children under 2 years of age may accompany someone accessing the Club with a Single Visit Pass. A Single Visit Pass must be used in conjunction with same-day ticketed air travel on Delta Air Lines or its partner airlines. Single Visit Passes are valid for a single club visit.

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The current U.S. airline family boarding policies are: Alaska Airlines: Families with children younger than 2 can board at the beginning of the process, before first-class and elite customers. American Airlines: Families with children board before first-class and elite members upon request only.

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Up to two adults traveling with a child six years old or younger may board during Family Boarding, which occurs after the “A” group has boarded and before the “B” group begins boarding.

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