Unaccompanied Minors
To ensure a safe, comfortable and fun trip for the unaccompanied child
traveler, most Airlines have established a program for children
traveling without an adult 18 years of age or older.
If your child will be traveling alone, please contact the Airline in
question and inform them about your intention.
Children between the ages of 5-14 may generally travel unaccompanied
when participating in an Airline's unaccompanied minor program. An
unaccompanied minor fee will be assessed prior to departure and certain
exemptions to this fee apply. Please contact the airline for further
details. In addition, the following policies have been established (this
is for general guidance only policy my vary from Airline to Airline:
- Any child age 5 through 14
traveling without an adult 18 years of age or older must participate
in the Unaccompanied Minor Program. All rules and fees apply.
- Children ages 5 through 7 may fly
unaccompanied on nonstop, direct flights only, even when traveling
with another child age 8 through 17 (no connections that change
planes allowed).
- Children ages 5 through 14 will not
be accepted on red-eye flights.
- Children ages 5 through 14 will not
be accepted on the last direct flight of the day. A direct flight is
a flight which allows an intermediate stop between origin and
destination, but does not involve a change of aircraft.
- Children ages 8 through 14 will not
be accepted on the last connecting flight of the day.
- Overnight stay itineraries are
prohibited.
- Red-eye flights are defined as
departures between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. local time. The following
are exempt from the red-eye restriction:
* International Flights
*Domestic short-haul flights (2 hours or less)
* Flights to and from Alaska and Hawaii
- Unaccompanied minors will not be
accepted for international travel if their itinerary includes a
connection to an off-line carrier. Airline code-share partners are
not included in this restriction. For domestic travel involving
connections to another carrier, please contact Airline Reservations
for policy and charges information.
- Reservations must be
confirmed to the child's final destination.
- The Airline unaccompanied minor
service is mandatory for children ages 5-14 traveling alone. The
unaccompanied minor service is optional for children ages 15-17. The
Direct Ticketing Charge will not be waived if the service is
declined.
- Airline will provide supervision
for children accepted under the program from the time of boarding
until the child is met at the final destination.
- Up to four children (related or not
related) traveling together will be assessed only one service fee.
- Children under the age of 5 are not
eligible for unaccompanied minor services and must be accompanied on
the same flight and in the same compartment by a passenger at least
18 years of age.
- Unaccompanied minors must be
checked in with an agent. They are not eligible to use the
self-service check-in devices
- Unaccompanied Minors must be
brought to gate area by parent or guardian 18 years or older.
Parent/guardian must remain in gate area until flight departs.
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