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For her return flight we are going to skip checking in her bags, send her through security and let her get on her flight with a carryon. She knows how to travel, how to navigate in an airport etc. Her mother was furious to be hit with the fee after paying $500 for her travel ticket.
Not only do most airlines not require it, many do not allow it. There have been times when I would have paid a UA fee for my 13-15 year old traveling alone only to be told that they were too old.
I don't think anyone is expecting others to take on the responsibility. Parents make this decision based on their child's ability to behave. Nobody needs to be responsible for a child that calmly sits in a seat for a few hours. What people are expecting is that they put their child onto a plane that the plane should land at it's destination.
Totally agree. I would never put my son on as plane as of right now. He it's just too immature. Some kids can handle it though.
This board upsets me. Me and my family are moving from PA to ID in August and one of the clauses of my custody order is that I have to transport my then 10 yr old to PA so she can spend summers with her father. The idea that something bad can happen to her just upsets me. Any suggestions on what I should do?
Many kids travel unattended. Don't worry about it. Out will bee ok
I think doing your homework before you allow the child on a plane is the key. My children flew by themselves for the first time last year. They knew they were to be self sufficient, only ask for something if it was an emergency, and to behave.
When they got off the plane they were told to ONLY go with their grandparents who would meet them at the gate. If for some reason the grandparents were not there, they were to stay at the gate, call me, their dad or their grandparents, not go off with strangers.
They did great, and I would allow them to do it again in a flash.
This board upsets me. Me and my family are moving from PA to ID in August and one of the clauses of my custody order is that I have to transport my then 10 yr old to PA so she can spend summers with her father. The idea that something bad can happen to her just upsets me. Any suggestions on what I should do?
The only thing I find upsetting is your willingness to move your kid 2000 miles away from their Dad. Why not let the kid grow up near their father, then you won't have to worry about UA flights?
I got put on a flight alone with NO connections when I was 10.
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