Comments on: Flying Alone http://tangerinetimes.com/2009/07/flying-alone/ The Sweet and Sour Life with Teens Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: ciara http://tangerinetimes.com/2009/07/flying-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4254 ciara Thu, 09 Jul 2009 06:49:06 +0000 http://tangerinetimes.com/?p=1383#comment-4254 southwest does not charge for unaccompanied minors (anyone under 12). they have been pretty good with my girls. they also require a nonstop flight if unaccompanied minors. my girls are no longer under that since the oldest one turned 12. it's a short flight a little over an hour, but i still always feel worried. :-/ southwest does not charge for unaccompanied minors (anyone under 12). they have been pretty good with my girls. they also require a nonstop flight if unaccompanied minors. my girls are no longer under that since the oldest one turned 12. it’s a short flight a little over an hour, but i still always feel worried. :-/

]]> By: The Mother http://tangerinetimes.com/2009/07/flying-alone/comment-page-1/#comment-4151 The Mother Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:24:07 +0000 http://tangerinetimes.com/?p=1383#comment-4151 ALL US carriers charge massive fees for unaccompanied minors, and most set that age at 15. Before that rule went into effect, I routinely sent kids alone, without paying the fees, from 11 on. Smart kids with cell phones are FINE. ALONE. It is absolutely ridiculous that, last year, I had to send my son with a full beard and chest hair via the Continental Babysitting service, for an extra $200. That's just STUPID. The only problems I have EVER had were when I DID pay the fees. And some of those were doosies (I told the whole sordid story on my blog a few weeks ago). ALL US carriers charge massive fees for unaccompanied minors, and most set that age at 15.

Before that rule went into effect, I routinely sent kids alone, without paying the fees, from 11 on. Smart kids with cell phones are FINE. ALONE.

It is absolutely ridiculous that, last year, I had to send my son with a full beard and chest hair via the Continental Babysitting service, for an extra $200. That’s just STUPID.

The only problems I have EVER had were when I DID pay the fees. And some of those were doosies (I told the whole sordid story on my blog a few weeks ago).

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