Intercontinental Flights
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- Airlines will always try to sit children with their parents (subject to check-in)
- Some airlines will allow travel for unaccompanied minors. Please email us to check.
- The fare is based on the child's age on the date of travel.
- More detailed information can be found here Traveling with children
- Most airlines will let infants travel with their parent(s) for free. However some airlines will charge up to 10% of the adult ticket price. Click on 'Price Breakdown' to find out more.
- If you are pregnant, but due before the flight departure date, please contact us once your baby is born and has a name. We can then add him/her to your ticket.
- Infants will not be given a seat. The airlines expect parents to travel with them on their lap.
- Airlines regard infants as being under 24 months old.
- The fare is based on the child's age on the date of travel.
- More detailed information can be found here Traveling with children
Intercontinental Flights
Find out about intercontinental flights here, including what they are, which airlines offer them and how to get them on alternative airlines.
What is an Intercontinental Flight?
An intercontinental flight is a type of flight that flies from one continent to another. For example, a flight from Hong Kong to Brisbane is flying from one continent (Asia) to another (Oceania). They can be from any continent to another, as long as the start and end destinations are in different continents.
They are different to transcontinental flights, which fly from one side of a continent to the other. Read more on transcontinental flights here.
How do they differ from a transatlantic flight?
A transatlantic flight is a type of intercontinental flight, as it flies from one continent to another, but over the Atlantic ocean. For example, a flight from Europe to Africa would be a intercontinental flight but not transatlantic because it is flying from Europe to Africa, without going across the Atlantic.
How do I get cheap intercontinental flights?
On Alternative Airlines, simply enter your desired start and end destinations and search for your selected dates. We will find the cheapest airfare for each airline we offer, allowing you to search for the cheapest fare. You can also use our best fare finder to find the cheapest flight for your destination within a time period, allowing you to see if it is cheaper to fly on a different day.
Popular Intercontinental Flights
Australia & New Zealand
Auckland 
London
Melbourne Dublin
Sydney Athens
Fly these routes with airlines such as Virgin Australia, Philippine Airlines, Etihad, Qatar Airways and Qantas.
Asia
Delhi Paris
Mumbai Berlin
Bangkok Johannesburg
Shenzhen Wellington
Fly these popular routes with airlines such as Air Astana, Etihad, KLM (codeshare with Jet Airways), Aeroflot and Singapore Airlines.
US & Canada
Calgary Barcelona
Vancouver Paris
San Francisco Rome
New York London
Popular airlines which fly these routes include Lufthansa, Air Canada, Delta, WestJet and Alaska.
Africa
Cape Town London
Johannesburg London
Cairo Hong Kong
Lagos Budapest
Airlines that fly these routes include Ethiopian Airlines, South African Airways, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways.
