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How A National Airport Concierge Service Helps Unaccompanied Minors

By Lilia Slaybaugh


Kids have been traveling by plane by themselves for years. Each airline will have their own set of rules and regulations pertaining to children who travel unaccompanied by a parent or guardian. The United States Airport Concierge Services dictates the policies that airlines follow in regard to unaccompanied minor travelers.

It is important to note that rules in regard to when children can fly unaccompanied vary among airlines. Keep in mind that in the US children are not allowed to travel alone if they are under five. If a child is between five and seven, they can fly alone on nonstop flights only. However, he child must be escorted by airline personnel.

Kids who are age 8 to 11 years old are able to travel on flights with connections but must be escorted by the airline. However, children in this age group are not allowed to take the final connection for the day unless there is not another option. Some are surprised to learn that when children turn 12, they can fly unsupervised.

Some airlines offer escort services to kids twelve to seventeen if parents request it. Other airlines will not allow children to travel unaccompanied until they are age fifteen. Services are provided to those who want them for about one hundred dollars one way.

Parents get a pass that allows them to take their child through security and to their gate. At the gate the child is turned over to an attendant who will get them on the plane. The parents are permitted to stay at the gate until the plane takes flight.

When there is a connecting flight, the attendant will keep the child seated until an escort arrives. Escorts take children to their connecting flights and turn them over to another attendant. Once children reach their final destination they are turned over to the adult who is to claim them after showing ID.




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