Parents booking an easyJet holiday can soon have the cost of their baby's passport covered, the operator has announced.
In a survey of 2,000 parents for easyJet, one in 10 admitted they did not know their baby needed their own passport until they started planning a holiday.
And one in four said when they did get around to applying for one, it took up to six attempts to get a passport photo approved.
Stuart Wright, customer director at easyJet Holidays, said: “Travel has a unique way of bringing families together, and a baby’s very first holiday is often one of those moments parents remember for years to come.
“By covering the cost of a baby’s first passport, we’re helping more families start making those memories that little bit sooner.”
During the promotional period, the £66.50 fee will be covered for a child up to the age of 18 months when parents book an easyJet holiday.
easyJet holidays reported a 10 per cent increase in infants travelling this year compared to 2025.
In the UK, a parent or guardian can apply for a first child passport for any child under the age of 16. It costs £66.50 to apply online and £80 to apply with a paper form from the Post Office, and is then valid for five years. Current processing times estimate a three-week wait.
Details on how to claim the offer will be available at easyJet.com/firstpassport.
The promotion ends 26 November at 11pm.
Earlier this year, the Home Office announced that e-gates at UK airports would be made available to younger children.
Since 8 July, children aged eight and nine returning to the UK have been eligible to use the automated gates.
The gates use facial recognition technology for identity verification, which is generally quicker than manual inspections.
Children must be at least 120cm tall so they can be seen by biometric scanners and accompanied by an adult.
Previously, passengers under the age of 10 were prohibited from using the gates, often leading to longer queues for families at traditional passport booths.
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