Airline guide · rules last checked 13 October 2026
Transavia lets you check in 1 child item (one of: pram or pushchair, folding buggy, car seat) and push the pushchair to the gate. But you still carry everything through two airports with a baby in your arms, and in Heraklion the pushchair comes back on the baggage belt. With Holiday Stork your gear is waiting in the arrivals hall at Heraklion Airport.
Transavia flies to Heraklion (HER) from the Netherlands, and Transavia France flies there from Paris and other French cities. A baby under 2 can check in one free item of up to 10 kg, such as a pram, buggy or car seat, and a folding buggy can be used up to the gate.
A folding buggy under 10 kg can be taken to the gate, then goes in the hold and comes back on the baggage belt in Heraklion. A larger pram is checked in at the check-in desk, and either way it uses the baby's one free 10 kg item.
A car seat can be the baby's one free checked item. If your baby has their own seat, you must bring an approved car seat (max 42 cm wide and 57 cm long) for use on board, as Transavia has no car seats on board.
Transavia does not list travel cots as a child item. A travel cot only travels free if it is the baby's single 10 kg checked item; otherwise it goes as a normal hold bag booked for an adult.
Not mentioned by Transavia, so it travels as a normal hold bag unless it is the baby's single 10 kg checked item.
Your stroller, car seat and travel cot, cleaned, checked and waiting for you in the arrivals hall at Heraklion Airport.
Every step of a return trip on Transavia with a pushchair, a car seat and a travel cot.
Fold the pushchair, bag the car seat and the travel cot, and squeeze them into the car with the suitcases.
Pack clothes, nappies and toys. Nothing bulky.
Push the baby, pull the cases and carry the car seat and cot across the car park.
Walk in with your suitcases and your baby.
Queue at the check-in desk to check in the car seat and cot as child items.
Nothing extra to check in.
Lift your baby out, fold the pushchair and heave it onto the belt while the queue waits.
Your hands stay free for your baby.
Leave the pushchair at the gate and carry your baby and bags on board.
Board with your baby and a nappy bag.
The pushchair comes back on the baggage belt, so you carry your baby through passport control and baggage claim, then wait for the car seat and cot.
We meet you in the arrivals hall with the stroller unfolded and ready.
Fit your own car seat into an unfamiliar car, in the summer heat, with a tired baby.
We fit the car seat in your rental car before you drive off.
Gear that travelled in the hold can arrive scratched or broken, far from home.
Cleaned, steam-sanitised and safety-checked gear, the right size for your child.
Do it all again: fold, bag, check in, security, aircraft door, baggage belt.
We collect everything before you fly. You leave with only your suitcases.
Yes. Transavia lets you check in 1 child item when you travel with an infant, one of: pram or pushchair, folding buggy, car seat. You still carry it through both airports, check it in at the check-in desk and collect it from the baggage belt in Heraklion.
A folding buggy under 10 kg can be taken to the gate, then goes in the hold and comes back on the baggage belt in Heraklion. A larger pram is checked in at the check-in desk, and either way it uses the baby's one free 10 kg item.
A car seat can be the baby's one free checked item. If your baby has their own seat, you must bring an approved car seat (max 42 cm wide and 57 cm long) for use on board, as Transavia has no car seats on board.
Fly light. Holiday Stork has your stroller, car seat, travel cot and high chair cleaned, checked and waiting in the arrivals hall at Heraklion Airport, fits the car seat in your rental car and collects everything before you fly home. No bag drop queues, no folding at security and no waiting at the baggage belt with a baby in your arms.
Holiday Stork meets you in the arrivals hall at Heraklion Airport or delivers to your hotel or villa anywhere in Crete.
Rules last checked 13 October 2026. Always confirm on your booking before you fly. Sources: Transavia: How much baggage may I bring for my baby?, Transavia: Can I take my pram, buggy or folding buggy?, Transavia: Baggage for a baby with a separate seat, Transavia: Requirements for a car seat for air travel, Transavia: Flying with a baby, Transavia: General Conditions of Carriage, Transavia France: Puis-je emporter mon landau avec moi ?. Holiday Stork is not affiliated with Transavia.
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