With Family and Luggage to Memmingen Airport: A Relaxed Start to Your Holiday

For families from the Allgäu, Upper Swabia and Lake Constance, Allgäu Airport is often the nearest airport – and, with its inexpensive connections to the south, particularly attractive. But between the front door and the plane there are a few tasks: children, suitcases, pushchairs and child seats have to be at the desk on time, and the baggage rules of many airlines leave little leeway. Because there is no railway station at the terminal, most families come by car. Here you will find tips on how to get off to a relaxed start.

Parking option for families

With small children, every minute counts. With valet you drive up to the terminal, get out and go in with the luggage trolley; the car and child seats stay with the employee. With the shuttle you load everything into the bus at the site and unload it again at the terminal. For a two-week summer holiday this can be cheaper if there is enough time. For early departures and tight deadlines, valet is often the more relaxed choice. Weighing it up: Valet or shuttle at Memmingen Airport.

Airline baggage rules

Many airlines at Allgäu Airport only allow one small item of hand luggage in the basic fare; larger suitcases and checked baggage cost extra and have to be booked in advance. Pushchairs and car seats are carried free of charge by many airlines, but not by all in the same way. Read your airline’s rules carefully and book baggage in good time, because at the desk it often becomes more expensive. A luggage scale at home prevents surprises.

Holiday starts in two states

Families from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg fly from Memmingen. At the beginning of the summer, Whitsun and autumn holidays the airport is busy, and parking spaces are booked up earlier. Book the parking right after the flight and allow a little more time at the airport.

Roles at the meeting point

Agree beforehand who does what: one parent stays with the children in a safe spot, the other takes care of the handover and the luggage. Cars and buses manoeuvre on parking areas – children should hold an adult’s hand. In winter, bright jackets and reflectors help in the dark.

In the terminal

Families benefit from the clear layout of the building at Allgäu Airport: from the car or bus it is only a few steps to the desks, and security is right next to them. A luggage trolley takes the suitcases, the youngest child sits in the buggy, and the older ones can pull their own small trolley. More about the building: The terminal at Memmingen Airport.

Security check

For screening, the pushchair usually has to go on the belt folded up. Formula milk, baby food jars and the drinking bottle are allowed but may be checked separately – so pack them on top. Small children find the check more exciting if you explain to them beforehand that their cuddly toy is taking a short ride through a tunnel.

Grandparents and groups

If grandparents are travelling with you, two cars are sometimes needed. With the shuttle, check the rules on the number of passengers: frequently asked questions about the number of people in the shuttle. For fellow travellers with reduced mobility, register assistance via the airline.

Winter holidays with children

If you fly to the sun in winter, you often set off in the Allgäu in the snow. Dress the children warmly, pack light clothing for the destination in the hand luggage and leave the thick jackets in the car if you can put them on again there on your return. Allow more time for the drive.

Back in the Allgäu

Back from Antalya and everyone exhausted? A proven approach is for one parent to wait with the children in the arrivals hall while the other collects the suitcases and the buggy. The message to the parking service is only sent once everything is there. At the car, the children are put in their seats first, then the luggage goes into the boot. The rest of the procedure is shown in Returning: picking up your car at Memmingen Airport.

Suitcase missing?

If luggage is missing, report it at the desk in the arrivals area and inform the parking service. A change of clothes for the children in the hand luggage helps you through the first evening.

An example from Kaufbeuren

A family with two children flies to Crete on the first day of the Bavarian summer holidays, departure at 7:05. The airline recommends two hours in advance; the family plans 15 minutes for the valet handover, around 40 minutes for the drive via the B12 and the A96, plus 20 minutes of buffer: departure at 4:10. The luggage has been in the car since the evening before, and the children are carried in asleep. At the meeting point, the father looks after the children and the mother takes care of the handover. At 5:00 the family is at the desk. The times are an example.

Buggy and child seat on the plane

Especially with the low-cost airlines in Memmingen, it is worth reading the small print carefully: may the buggy go all the way to the plane, and will you get it back there too? Does the child seat cost extra? Depending on the answer, you will need a few minutes longer after landing until everything is together – allow for this before you call the parking service.

Snacks and drinks

With low-cost airlines, almost everything on board costs extra. Pack sandwiches, fruit and empty drinking bottles; fill the bottles after security. Well-fed children cope with waiting times more calmly.

If a child falls ill

A fever the evening before departure happens. For a parking booking via Friend-Park: if you cancel at least one day before the booked drop-off time, you pay nothing. For a departure at six in the morning, this deadline therefore already ends during the night before the previous day. Details are in Cancelling or rebooking parking at Memmingen Airport.

Grandparents on the trip

If grandma and grandpa are coming along, not everything always fits into one car. Some families travel in two cars, others drop the grandparents and luggage off at the terminal and park afterwards. Anyone who is not steady on their feet can get assistance at the airport via the airline.

Holidays in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg

Many families who fly from Memmingen live on the Baden-Württemberg side of the River Iller. Their holidays do not always start on the same day as the Bavarian ones. If you are flexible, choose a departure day on which only one state starts its holidays – then it is a little quieter at the airport and on the roads.

With a baby in an Allgäu winter

If you fly to the sun with a baby in winter, pack two sets of clothes: warm things for the drive to the airport and the walk from the car to the terminal, light ones for the destination. A footmuff for the pushchair is best left in the car if you will not need it at the destination.

Children and aircraft

At Allgäu Airport, with some airlines passengers walk across the apron to the plane or take a bus. For children this is an experience. Hold their hands and explain to them beforehand that aircraft are taxiing on the apron. In the rain, a hood helps.

ID documents for children

For many destinations, children also need their own identity document. Check weeks before departure whether all passports or ID cards are valid; applying takes time. At the airport it is too late for that – and a missed flight with the whole family is expensive.

Have a good trip and a lovely holiday – and a relaxed journey home to the Allgäu!

And if something does go wrong, a quick call to the parking service usually helps faster than any email.

If you have questions about your booking, Friend-Park support will be happy to help.

Have a good trip – and lots of fun on the beach!

With a little planning, the journey to Allgäu Airport becomes a relaxed start for the whole family.

Conclusion

Travelling to Allgäu Airport with children is very doable – with early booking, carefully checked baggage rules and a clear division of tasks. Whether offers can be booked via Friend-Park is shown at Parking at Memmingen Airport.