Hot topic: Incident prompts discussion on kids traveling alone
Summer is prime time for kids flying alone, whether it be to summer camp or for the annual visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. While the vast majority of kids flying alone – called unaccompanied minors by the airline industry – do so without incident, things do go occasionally wrong.By: Forum staff reports, INFORUM
Summer is prime time for kids flying alone, whether it be to summer camp or for the annual visit to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. While the vast majority of kids flying alone – called unaccompanied minors by the airline industry – do so without incident, things do go occasionally wrong.
Such is the case of a 10-year-old girl named Phoebe, who was on her way to summer camp in June. Her flight was on United Airlines from San Francisco to Traverse City, Mich., with a layover in Chicago.
In general, airlines treat any child between 5 and 12 traveling alone as an unaccompanied minor. There is usually an each-way charge for the service, typically between $75 and $100. Some airlines don’t allow unaccompanied minors to take connecting flights; on United, a child over 7 can take a connecting flight. American and Delta have similar age policies regarding connecting flights.
What SheSays:
How old is too young for children to fly alone? And what can parents do to better prepare minors for traveling by themselves?
Our panel of women weighed in on this issue during our latest episode of “What SheSays” featured on SheSaysTV.AreaVoices.com
Source: ABCnews.com
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