Taking 14yo son on Intl trip??
03-24-2025 | 02:18 PM
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Taking 14yo son on Intl trip??
My 14 year old is on spring break and wants to come with me on an INTL trip with me. There are plenty of D1 seats going and a few coming back but plenty of seats both ways in back.
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
03-24-2025 | 02:24 PM
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My 14 year old is on spring break and wants to come with me on an INTL trip with me. There are plenty of D1 seats going and a few coming back but plenty of seats both ways in back.
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
As an aside, I heard somewhere a captain got fired years ago from somewhere for refusing cargo in Asia because the flight was payload optimized and she needed to get her kid onboard. Anyone else hear that story? Maybe at NW?
03-24-2025 | 03:38 PM
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My 14 year old is on spring break and wants to come with me on an INTL trip with me. There are plenty of D1 seats going and a few coming back but plenty of seats both ways in back.
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
03-24-2025 | 04:39 PM
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I was about to say "give it a shot. It'd be an epic story for your kiddo." My nerd side looked it up on Dnet under the HR>travel drop down. These quotes apply to kids 5-14yrs old.
May not travel unaccompanied on any international flight, including flights to Mexico, Central America or South America.
Keep the following in mind:
May not travel unaccompanied on any international flight, including flights to Mexico, Central America or South America.
Keep the following in mind:
- On-duty employees cannot be the accompanying adult for a minor child pass rider.
- Jumpseat riders cannot be the accompanying adult for a minor child pass rider.
03-24-2025 | 07:52 PM
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My 14 year old is on spring break and wants to come with me on an INTL trip with me. There are plenty of D1 seats going and a few coming back but plenty of seats both ways in back.
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
What do I need to know from those who've done this? Will he get a D1 upgrade if he's listed as an unaccompanied minor (Is 14 considered UNAC?)
My biggest concern is something cancelling a day before coming back, or same day to another city and my flight fills up. It's making me a little sick to my stomach imagining a scenario where I have to leave him behind, however unlikely.
Has anyone done this and would you do it again?
Thanks for any advice. E
03-25-2025 | 12:51 AM
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what if he gets sick and can’t fly home? Or if he gets bumped to to an oversell? Or the pilot gets rerouted? Any number of scenarios where he gets stuck and the only real solution is to take your self off the flight? Then what happens?
03-25-2025 | 03:15 AM
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Can you drop the trip and just non rev it together? Built some amazing memories with my kids with one on one trips.
03-25-2025 | 03:18 AM
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Good points. Might be wise to have another adult tag along and both Nonrev
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