Disagreement about unaccompanied minor flights

[Mississippian]

Hmmm I dont see how that is possible since you are the parent. Bring your custody papers and her birth certificate with you and when you call the airlines speak to a supervisor.

We'll just have to ride this one out. Court is on the horizon.. No doubt about that...

 

[my life is mine]

frequently asked questions
Infants & Children
What are your policies for children traveling alone without an adult?

To ensure a safe, pleasant travel experience, unaccompanied minors should be booked on flights that will arrive at the final destination between 6:00 am and 7:00 pm local time. AirTran does not accept unaccompanied minors on any last flight of the day. This policy enables the Escort on Arrival to receive a gate pass and progress through the security check point to meet the child at their arrival gate in a timely manner, and minimizes the likelihood of an unaccompanied minor being caught overnight in a connecting city.

AirTran defines an unaccompanied minor as a child at least five (5) years of age but less than twelve (12) years of age who is not accompanied by a customer twelve (12) years of age or older. All applicable fees will apply.

Unaccompanied minors will be accepted for travel, with limitations, based on their itinerary. AirTran does not accept unaccompanied minors on any last flight of the day.

A child five (5) to seven (7) years of age will be accepted only on nonstop or direct flights between their origin and destination, provided the flight is not the last flight of the day to their destination.
A child eight (8) to eleven (11) years of age will be accepted even if their itinerary involves a connecting flight, provided the connecting flight is not the last flight of the day to their destination.
A child twelve (12) to fifteen (15) years of age is not required to travel as an unaccompanied minor. However, AirTran will accept children in this age category as unaccompanied minors upon request. Their itinerary may include a connecting flight, provided the connecting flight is not the last flight of the day to their destination.
AirTran Airways takes every measure to ensure all children traveling alone are protected and special provisions are made for unaccompanied minors. Although children 12 years and older are eligible to fly as an adult without being subject to the unaccompanied minor fee, registering a child as an unaccompanied minor ensures that the child will be in the custodial care of AirTran at all times.

Fees
Unaccompanied minors will be charged a fee of $39 one-way on nonstop and direct flights or $78 roundtrip.
If two (2) or more children are traveling together, only one (1) charge is applicable.
When an unaccompanied minor's itinerary involves a connecting flight, a fee of $59 one-way or $118 roundtrip will be charged. If two (2) or more children are traveling together, only one (1) charge is applicable.
Please advise AirTran Airways if the reservation is for an unaccompanied minor. AirTran will need information regarding the individual designated to take custody of the unaccompanied minor at the final destination. The designated individual will be required to present positive identification and sign a release.

Originating City — Departure Gate
AirTran Airways asks that you have the unaccompanied child check in at the departure gate at least one (1) hour prior to scheduled departure. The child will be courtesy-boarded and identified to the Flight Attendant as an unaccompanied child. Unaccompanied children arriving after the courtesy-boarding process has been completed will be boarded last, to ensure identification to the Flight Attendant. The person escorting the unaccompanied minor to the gate must remain at the gate until the flight departs.

Destination City — Meeting an Unaccompanied Minor
The child will be escorted off the aircraft by a Flight Attendant and released to the designee or another designated AirTran Airways Crew Member. AirTran Airways will require the person picking up the unaccompanied child to produce positive identification and sign a release. If an unaccompanied minor is not met at the destination airport, AirTran Airways will make every attempt to reach the adult sending the child or the adult responsible for meeting the child. If AirTran Airways is unable to make contact with the adults listed in the reservation the Unaccompanied Minor will be returned to his/her originating city at the expense of the adult who sent the UM. As a last resort, if the responsible adults for the UM are delinquent in meeting the child and/or responding to calls, AirTran Airways will place the child in the custody of local authorities or child protective services.

AirTran Airways hopes you will understand these requirements are intended for the safety and well-being of your child.

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AirTran Airways - What are your policies for children traveling alone without an adult?

 

[CJane]

I call total BS on this one.

There is NO WAY dad could possibly know that Mom is flying in to Atlanta, so there's no way he could cancel the flight.

Mom is so concerned about kiddo that she's starting threads left and right, wringing her hands, rending cloth... but she's perfectly willing to "ride this out" when no one tells her what she's arleady indicated she wants to hear - that it's ok not to send kiddo.

This is only a little bit about Mom's concerns for kiddos and MOSTLY about Mom's anger that Dad won't do what he's told by HER.