Discover 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.

Additionally, there are specific rules that vary by each airline regarding when children can travel alone. As an example, in the US children cannot fly unaccompanied if the are under age five. Children who are between 5 and 7 years of age can travel unaccompanied but only on nonstop flights. However, the child must be escorted by an employee of the airline.

Children who are age eight to eleven cam take flights that are connecting but have to have an escort. The child in this age group however, cannot take the last connecting flight of the day unless no other option exists. Some people find it surprising that children age 12 and older are permitted to travel without supervision.

There are airlines that provide escorts for children 12 to 17 if the parents want the service. There are some airlines that do not permit a child to travel alone until they turn fifteen. For about two hundred dollars round trip, this service is offered to ensure a safe flight.

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.

For connecting flights, an attendant has the child remain seated to wait for an escort. The escort will take the child to the connecting flight and hands them over to a flight attendant on the plane. When kids arrive at their destination the adult meeting them must show ID to pick them up.




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