Information Required when Booking.

  • Name of the person dropping off the child
  • Address of the person dropping off the child 
  • Contact number of the person dropping off the child 
  • Name of the person picking up the child
  • Address of the person picking up the child 
  • Contact number of the person picking up the child


What is an unaccompanied minor?

Starting when kids turn 5, you can pay a fee to many airlines to have your child registered as an unaccompanied minor so they can fly without an adult. In return for that fee, the airline provides the child some additional supervision, assistance getting on and off the plane, escort to any connections and assistance in the event of irregular operations.

 

Typically, a parent or guardian will complete the paperwork and obtain the boarding pass at the check-in desk, obtain a gate pass, escort the child through security and then wait at the child’s gate until their plane is in the air. On the other end, at arrival, a designated adult will go through roughly the same process and be waiting at the gate when the plane arrives.


American Airlines

  • The unaccompanied minor service fee is $150 (plus tax) each way, though this fee also includes siblings on the same flight.
  • Travel is not permitted if it includes a connection to or from another airline (including partners), requires ground transportation/co-terminal connections, is the last flight of the day from the final connection city (unless that is the only option) or involves overnight connecting flights.
  • Children ages 5 to 7 can only travel on nonstop or direct flights. Children over 8 can connect through Charlotte (CLT), Washington, D.C. (DCA), Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), New York City (JFK and LGA), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), Chicago (ORD), Philadelphia (PHL) and Phoenix (PHX).
  • Children ages 15 to 17 can travel as an unaccompanied minor, but it is not required.
  • Children ages 2 to 14 can travel as an “accompanied minor” with someone 16 years or older.


Caribbean Airlines

  • A non-refundable fee of US$100.00 is applied for each child, on a direct continuous one-way travel. The Unaccompanied Minors Service fee is not applicable to travel between Trinidad and Tobago. Please note that child discounts do not apply to bookings for Unaccompanied Minors.
  • Children aged 5 to 11 years old may travel alone on flights operated by Caribbean Airlines, providing there is a pre-arranged Unaccompanied Minors service in place. The Unaccompanied Minors service is optional for children travelling alone between the ages of 12 to 15.
  • Children less than 5 years of age must be accompanied throughout the journey, by someone aged 16 or older. Children aged 5 to 11 will be accepted for travel providing there is a pre-arranged Unaccompanied Minors service in place, or they are accompanied by a passenger aged 16 or above.


Delta Air Lines

  • Delta charges $150 for each direction of travel, which covers up to four children.
  • The Delta unaccompanied minor program is required for all children ages 5 to 14 not traveling in the same compartment with an adult who is at least 18 years old or the child’s parent/legal guardian. The program is optional for children ages 15 to 17.
  • Children ages 5 to 7 can only travel on nonstop flights. Children age 8 and older may travel on nonstop and some connecting flights.
  • Domestic and international travel is permitted.
  • Travel is not permitted on the last connecting flight of the day.
  • Travel is not permitted on red-eye flights between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless it is an international flight, a domestic short-haul flight of two hours or less, a flight to/from Alaska and Hawaii or in a market with only one connection per day.
  • All children will receive features like a trackable wristband, access to a Sky Zone lounge for kids and a Delta personnel escort for your child throughout their travel day.


JetBlue

  • There is a $150 fee per direction of travel per person.
  • Children between the ages of 5 and 14 are considered unaccompanied minors. You can request additional assistance for children over 14 by calling 1-800-JETBLUE.
  • A child as young as 2 may fly with a child who is at least 14 without unaccompanied minor status.
  • Travel is only permitted on nonstop flights. Travel is not permitted on connecting or direct flights or in Mint seats. Flights may be domestic or international.
  • Every country requires special documentation, such as a notarized letter, stating that the unaccompanied minor has permission to fly alone. JetBlue recommends contacting the nearest embassy/consulate for more information.
  • At this time, unaccompanied minors are not able to travel on JetBlue flights to and from London.
  • There is a maximum of three unaccompanied minors per flight — book far in advance to ensure there’s availability.
  • Unaccompanied minors are seated in seats A, B and C in the last row of the aircraft. They may not fly in Mint or Even More Space seats.
  • Unaccompanied minors are always allowed to bring a carry-on bag on board with them, even when booked on a Blue Basic fare