Can a 4 year old travel alone on a nonstop flight leaving Cincinnati(about 2 hours)?
Does it cost more than a regular adult fare? And who takes care of them on the flight? Are parents allowed to accompany them to waiting area before the flight? At arrival area, can the person/persons picking them up go to where they exit the plane/unloading area? How much ID is required? Thank you--
Cincinnati - 6 Answers
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1 :
children are not allowd to fly alone anymore!!!
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I would NOT allow my 4 yr old to travel alone. I'd rather drive them there myself (enen if it took days). Could you even imagine how this child would feel, alone, not knowing anyone. If it's legal, it shouldn't be.
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why would you let them? It's not very responsible
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I would not allow my 4 year old to fly alone. I would imagine it could be very scary for such a small child, not to mention, it is not responsible parenting.
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This is a link to the requirements for Northwest Airlines, but most of the airlines have similar requirements: http://www.nwa.com/services/onboard/minor/ It appears that the child must be 4 before they are able to travel a lone. From what I can tell the child has to be 5 before they will let them travel alone. Hope this helps!
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Airlines do not accept unaccompanied minors/"UMs" under age 5 for travel. They must fly with an adult. Since you are in Cinncinnati, and the dominant airline there is Delta/DeltaConnection, these are their policies for future referance: Delta provides special services for children ages 5–14 on Delta and 5–11 on Song who are flying by themselves. "Does it cost more than a regular adult fare?" For children ages 5–14 years, a service charge of $50 each way applies on all nonstop or direct flights. "Who takes care of them on the flight?" The lead Flight Attendant keeps an eye on them and is responsible for transferring custody of the UM to/from the gate agent at the departure/arrival cities. The child will have to entertain themselves inflight as they are not supervised the entire time. "Are parents allowed to accompany them to waiting area before the flight?" Of course! "At the arrival area, can the person/persons picking them up go to where they exit the plane/unloading area?" Yes. "What ID is required?" Birth certificate or ID card, ask your specific airline. See the U.M. information links below for all the airlines serving Cincinnati
