Unaccompanied Minors or Children

Unaccompanied child under the age of five are not accepted under any circumstances. for children who are five through eleven years of age, the following polices generally apply for all airlines.

Ages 5,6 and 7 may be accepted on a flights that doesn't involve connection (change of flights), while ages of 8 through 11 may be accepted on all flights with or without connection.

In all cases, an adult must accompany the child until the child has boarded the plane. upon arrival, the child must be met by an adult, who is required to show photo identification. The adult must often sign a form before the child is released.

when making airline reservation for   unaccompanied  child, the following information has to be provided to the reservation agents:

• Name and age of the child traveling on the flight.
• Name,address and telephone number of the adult who is responsible for bringing the child to the airport and the one who is responsible for meeting the child and picking him up at the destination airport.

  Unaccompanied children who are taking connections on a different carrier or even on the same carrier are escorted with help till they reach their connection. this service was free, but nowadays most airlines charge this service.