diff --git a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx
index d5857ac98..e2ca159b5 100644
--- a/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/edr-passenger-web/portal/src/app/booking/passengers/page.tsx
@@ -529,6 +529,10 @@ const passengerSchema = z.object({
   dateOfBirth: z.string().min(1, 'Date of birth is required'),
   gender: z.string().min(1, 'Gender is required'),
   nationality: z.string().min(1, 'Nationality is required'),
+  // Adults enter these themselves; children inherit the primary adult's values (see the
+  // sync effect in the page component) rather than collecting their own.
+  phone: z.string(),
+  email: z.string(),
   nationalId: z.string().optional(),
   passportNumber: z.string().optional(),
   passportCountry: z.string().optional(),
@@ -557,27 +561,29 @@ function createFormSchema(adultCount: number) {
   return z.object({
     passengers: z.array(passengerSchema),
     createAccount: z.boolean(),
-    contactPhone: z.string(),
-    contactEmail: z.string(),
   }).superRefine((data, ctx) => {
-    if (!data.contactEmail || data.contactEmail.trim().length === 0) {
-      ctx.addIssue({ code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom, message: 'Contact email is required', path: ['contactEmail'] });
-    } else {
-      const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
-      if (!emailRegex.test(data.contactEmail)) {
-        ctx.addIssue({ code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom, message: 'Invalid email format', path: ['contactEmail'] });
-      }
-    }
-    const contactNationality = data.passengers[0]?.nationality || 'ETHIOPIAN';
-    const phoneError = validatePhone(data.contactPhone, contactNationality);
-    if (phoneError) {
-      ctx.addIssue({ code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom, message: phoneError, path: ['contactPhone'] });
-    }
-
     data.passengers.forEach((p, i) => {
+      const isAdult = i < adultCount;
+
+      // Contact fields are only collected from — and validated against — adults.
+      // Children's phone/email are inherited from the primary adult, not user-entered.
+      if (isAdult) {
+        if (!p.email || p.email.trim().length === 0) {
+          ctx.addIssue({ code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom, message: 'Email is required', path: ['passengers', i, 'email'] });
+        } else {
+          const emailRegex = /^[^\s@]+@[^\s@]+\.[^\s@]+$/;
+          if (!emailRegex.test(p.email)) {
+            ctx.addIssue({ code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom, message: 'Invalid email format', path: ['passengers', i, 'email'] });
+          }
+        }
+        const phoneError = validatePhone(p.phone, p.nationality);
+        if (phoneError) {
+          ctx.addIssue({ code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom, message: phoneError, path: ['passengers', i, 'phone'] });
+        }
+      }
+
       const age = calculateAge(p.dateOfBirth);
       if (age === null) return;
-      const isAdult = i < adultCount;
       if (isAdult && age <= 5) {
         ctx.addIssue({ code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom, message: 'Adult passengers must be older than 5 years', path: ['passengers', i, 'dateOfBirth'] });
       } else if (!isAdult && age > 5) {
@@ -623,6 +629,8 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
             dateOfBirth: stored.dateOfBirth || '',
             gender: (stored.gender as any) || undefined,
             nationality: stored.nationality || searchCriteria?.nationality || 'ETHIOPIAN',
+            phone: (i >= adultCount ? storedPassengers[0]?.phone : stored.phone) || '',
+            email: (i >= adultCount ? storedPassengers[0]?.email : stored.email) || '',
             nationalId: stored.nationalId || '',
             passportNumber: stored.passportNumber || '',
             passportCountry: stored.passportCountry || '',
@@ -638,6 +646,10 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
           dateOfBirth: '',
           gender: undefined,
           nationality: searchCriteria?.nationality || 'ETHIOPIAN',
+          // Children start out mirroring whatever the primary adult already has on file;
+          // the sync effect below keeps this current as the primary adult's info changes.
+          phone: (i >= adultCount ? storedPassengers[0]?.phone : '') || '',
+          email: (i >= adultCount ? storedPassengers[0]?.email : '') || '',
           nationalId: '',
           passportNumber: '',
           passportCountry: '',
@@ -649,14 +661,28 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
         };
       }),
       createAccount: false,
-      contactPhone: storedPassengers[0]?.phone || '',
-      contactEmail: storedPassengers[0]?.email || '',
     },
   });
 
   const { fields } = useFieldArray({ control, name: 'passengers' });
   const passengers = watch('passengers');
 
+  // Children don't collect their own contact info — keep their phone/email mirrored to
+  // whatever the primary adult (index 0) currently has, so it's always in sync.
+  const primaryPhone = passengers[0]?.phone;
+  const primaryEmail = passengers[0]?.email;
+  useEffect(() => {
+    for (let i = adultCount; i < passengers.length; i++) {
+      if (passengers[i]?.phone !== (primaryPhone || '')) {
+        setValue(`passengers.${i}.phone`, primaryPhone || '', { shouldValidate: true });
+      }
+      if (passengers[i]?.email !== (primaryEmail || '')) {
+        setValue(`passengers.${i}.email`, primaryEmail || '', { shouldValidate: true });
+      }
+    }
+  // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [primaryPhone, primaryEmail, adultCount, passengers.length]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const checkFaydaStatus = async () => {
       try {
@@ -719,10 +745,9 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
             const normalizedGender = normalizeFaydaGender(d.gender);
             if (normalizedGender) setValue(`passengers.${targetIndex}.gender`, normalizedGender, { shouldValidate: true });
             if (faydaSub) setValue(`passengers.${targetIndex}.faydaSub`, faydaSub);
-            // Contact info is shared across all passengers — only fill it in if nobody has
-            // entered it yet, so verifying passenger 2 can't clobber passenger 1's contact.
-            if (d.email && !watch('contactEmail')) setValue('contactEmail', d.email, { shouldValidate: true });
-            if (d.phoneNumber && !watch('contactPhone')) setValue('contactPhone', d.phoneNumber, { shouldValidate: true });
+            // Only fill in this passenger's own contact fields if they haven't entered them yet.
+            if (d.email && !watch(`passengers.${targetIndex}.email`)) setValue(`passengers.${targetIndex}.email`, d.email, { shouldValidate: true });
+            if (d.phoneNumber && !watch(`passengers.${targetIndex}.phone`)) setValue(`passengers.${targetIndex}.phone`, d.phoneNumber, { shouldValidate: true });
             setValue(`passengers.${targetIndex}.faydaVerified`, true);
             setValue(`passengers.${targetIndex}.formExpanded`, true);
             setVerificationStatus((prev) => ({ ...prev, [targetIndex]: 'success' }));
@@ -781,8 +806,8 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
         setValue('passengers.0.dateOfBirth', passengerData?.dateOfBirth || user.dateOfBirth || '');
         if (passengerData?.gender || user.gender) setValue('passengers.0.gender', (passengerData?.gender || user.gender) as any);
         setValue('passengers.0.nationality', passengerData?.nationality || user.nationality || 'ETHIOPIAN');
-        if (passengerData?.phone || user.phone) setValue('contactPhone', passengerData?.phone || user.phone || '');
-        if (passengerData?.email || user.email) setValue('contactEmail', passengerData?.email || user.email || '');
+        if (passengerData?.phone || user.phone) setValue('passengers.0.phone', passengerData?.phone || user.phone || '');
+        if (passengerData?.email || user.email) setValue('passengers.0.email', passengerData?.email || user.email || '');
         if (passengerData?.passportNumber) setValue('passengers.0.passportNumber', passengerData.passportNumber);
         if (passengerData?.passportCountry) setValue('passengers.0.passportCountry', passengerData.passportCountry);
         if (passengerData?.passportIssueDate) setValue('passengers.0.passportIssueDate', passengerData.passportIssueDate);
@@ -935,8 +960,8 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
         passportIssueDate: p.passportIssueDate,
         passportExpiryDate: p.passportExpiryDate,
         passportIssuingAuthority: p.passportIssuingAuthority,
-        phone: data.contactPhone,
-        email: data.contactEmail,
+        phone: p.phone,
+        email: p.email,
         isPrimaryPassenger: i === 0,
         passengerId: i === 0 && passengerId ? passengerId : undefined,
       }))
@@ -1155,6 +1180,40 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
                                 disabled
                               />
                             </div>
+
+                            {isChildPassenger ? (
+                              <div className="md:col-span-2 p-3 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-lg text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+                                Contact details (phone &amp; email) are shared with the primary passenger and don&apos;t need to be entered separately.
+                              </div>
+                            ) : (
+                              <>
+                                {/* Phone */}
+                                <div>
+                                  <label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-1 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Phone Number *</label>
+                                  <PhoneInput
+                                    nationality={passengers[index]?.nationality || 'ETHIOPIAN'}
+                                    storedValue={passengers[index]?.phone || ''}
+                                    onInterimChange={(v) => setValue(`passengers.${index}.phone`, v)}
+                                    onNormalized={(v) => setValue(`passengers.${index}.phone`, v, { shouldValidate: true })}
+                                    error={errors.passengers?.[index]?.phone?.message}
+                                  />
+                                </div>
+
+                                {/* Email */}
+                                <div>
+                                  <label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-1 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Email *</label>
+                                  <input
+                                    type="email"
+                                    {...register(`passengers.${index}.email`)}
+                                    className={`input-field ${errors.passengers?.[index]?.email ? 'border-red-500' : ''}`}
+                                    placeholder="email@example.com"
+                                  />
+                                  {errors.passengers?.[index]?.email && (
+                                    <p className="text-red-500 text-xs mt-1">{errors.passengers[index]?.email?.message}</p>
+                                  )}
+                                </div>
+                              </>
+                            )}
                           </div>
                         </>
                       ) : (
@@ -1210,6 +1269,40 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
                                 disabled
                               />
                             </div>
+
+                            {isChildPassenger ? (
+                              <div className="md:col-span-2 p-3 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-800 rounded-lg text-sm text-gray-600 dark:text-gray-400">
+                                Contact details (phone &amp; email) are shared with the primary passenger and don&apos;t need to be entered separately.
+                              </div>
+                            ) : (
+                              <>
+                                {/* Phone */}
+                                <div>
+                                  <label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-1 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Phone Number *</label>
+                                  <PhoneInput
+                                    nationality={passengers[index]?.nationality || 'OTHER'}
+                                    storedValue={passengers[index]?.phone || ''}
+                                    onInterimChange={(v) => setValue(`passengers.${index}.phone`, v)}
+                                    onNormalized={(v) => setValue(`passengers.${index}.phone`, v, { shouldValidate: true })}
+                                    error={errors.passengers?.[index]?.phone?.message}
+                                  />
+                                </div>
+
+                                {/* Email */}
+                                <div>
+                                  <label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-1 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Email *</label>
+                                  <input
+                                    type="email"
+                                    {...register(`passengers.${index}.email`)}
+                                    className={`input-field ${errors.passengers?.[index]?.email ? 'border-red-500' : ''}`}
+                                    placeholder="email@example.com"
+                                  />
+                                  {errors.passengers?.[index]?.email && (
+                                    <p className="text-red-500 text-xs mt-1">{errors.passengers[index]?.email?.message}</p>
+                                  )}
+                                </div>
+                              </>
+                            )}
                           </div>
 
                           {/* Passport fields */}
@@ -1267,40 +1360,6 @@ export default function PassengersPage() {
               );
             })}
 
-            <div className="card">
-              <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold mb-1 text-gray-900 dark:text-gray-100">Contact Information</h3>
-              <p className="text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400 mb-4">
-                This phone number and email will be used for booking and ticketing communication for all passengers.
-              </p>
-              <div className="grid md:grid-cols-2 gap-4">
-                {/* Contact Phone */}
-                <div>
-                  <label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-1 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Phone Number *</label>
-                  <PhoneInput
-                    nationality={passengers[0]?.nationality || searchCriteria?.nationality || 'ETHIOPIAN'}
-                    storedValue={watch('contactPhone') || ''}
-                    onInterimChange={(v) => setValue('contactPhone', v)}
-                    onNormalized={(v) => setValue('contactPhone', v, { shouldValidate: true })}
-                    error={errors.contactPhone?.message}
-                  />
-                </div>
-
-                {/* Contact Email */}
-                <div>
-                  <label className="block text-sm font-medium mb-1 text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Email *</label>
-                  <input
-                    type="email"
-                    {...register('contactEmail')}
-                    className={`input-field ${errors.contactEmail ? 'border-red-500' : ''}`}
-                    placeholder="email@example.com"
-                  />
-                  {errors.contactEmail && (
-                    <p className="text-red-500 text-xs mt-1">{errors.contactEmail.message}</p>
-                  )}
-                </div>
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
             {!isAuthenticated && (
               <div className="card">
                 <label className="flex items-center gap-2 cursor-pointer">