A baby can travel from one week for a short-haul flight and three weeks for a long-haul flight.
Permitted products: medicines and foods that your baby needs without restriction or prescription.
Regulated products: 100ml maximum for liquid care products (such as lotions) placed in a 20cm x 20cm clear plastic bag.
Baby food: remember to take resealable containers: you may be asked to taste these foods during security checks. As for quantities, they should be "reasonable" given the length of the journey.
To alleviate the effects of pressure changes in your baby's ears, give him a bottle of sugar water.
Take-off and landing are stressful times for your baby. Reassure your baby by chewing on a dummy or breastfeeding.
Take along a blanket and toys to calm and occupy your baby during the flight.
On 26th November 2019, the whole airport community celebrated alongside the people of Reunion Island to mark the 90th anniversary of the first flight from Mainland France to Reunion by the Goulette
The airport is closed to the public from the last to the first flight, i.e. from 11.45pm to 5am.
For information on hotels located near the airport, please consult the IRT website (Ile de La Réunion Tourisme).
Voyagez en toute sérénité en consultant nos conseils dans le "Guide du voyageur", ils vous aideront à faire les derniers préparatifs avant de vous rendre à l'aéroport.
Pour préparer un voyage, choisir une destination, faire une recherche sur une période, ou suivre les informations concernant votre vol :
Destinations au départ de l'aéroport
Pensez à consulter les compagnies aériennes pour confirmer les dates et horaires de départ et d'arrivée et prenez en compte les différents décalages horaires : La Réunion est située sur le fuseau horaire TU ou GMT + 4H.
Pour mieux comprendre la décomposition du montant intitulé "Taxes aéroport" sur votre billet ou votre facture, consultez le document "Transparence sur les taxes aéroportuaires" édité par la société aéroportuaire
Consultez, pour information, la dernière mise à jour de la liste des compagnies aériennes interdites de vol dans l'espace aérien européen.
The Reunion Island company offered medium-haul flights over the Indian Ocean, as well as long-haul flights to metropolitan France from 2003.
To make things as easy and as smooth as possible (through check-in and security checks), please take the time to prepare your luggage well.
You may travel with one piece of cabin baggage and check in other baggage under the conditions specified when you purchased your flight ticket.
Some airlines offer online check-in for hold luggage, so don't wait until you get to the airport to check your luggage! Pre-checking your baggage will help you get through the final check-in process at the airport more quickly.
You can also check in and carry special baggage (e.g. sports equipment, pushchairs, etc.): please consult your airline's conditions.
Cabin baggage
To prepare your bags and make your transition to airport checkpoints, limit your cabin baggage to a minimum. You can take for free, at your own risk, 1 piece of luggage per person to the recommended size and weight limits depending on the airline and fare conditions.
All liquids, aerosols or gels in containers above 100 ml are prohibited in the cabin bag, exceptions aside (those to be used during the trip for medical purposes or a special dietary requirement, including baby food, those bought airside of an airport or in flight in a sealed bag).
Caution ! All prohibited items found during the security screening will be abandoned and thrown away by our security officers.
Place in your checked baggage :
Prohibited and restricted objects
Caution! Observe the safety instructions related to risk of fire or explosion specified on your ticket or displayed above the counter and leave nothing or clinging to exceed your luggage (gourd, belt, ...) to prevent it deterioration.