Unaccompanied Minor Fees Comparisons on Major US Airlines

April 02, 2015

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Airlines have their policies for carrying children and, in particular, the unaccompanied minors. Here is a comparison of policies of the major US carriers.

Age of Children	Airline and its policy
Less than 5 years old	No airline permits them to fly alone
5-11 years	UMNR service needed for Southwest and United Airlines
5-12 years	UMNR service needed for Alaska Airline
5-14 years	UMNR service needed for American, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit, US Airways and Virgin America.

These airlines also have different unaccompanied minor fees for their services. This is provided below:

Airlines	UNMR Fees
Alaska	$25 each way and$50 for connecting flights
Southwest	$50 each way
Frontier, JetBlue, Spirit	$100 each way
American, Delta, United and US Airways	$150 each way
Virgin America	Tiered System- $75 each way for flights of less than 2 hours, $100 for >2hrs, $125 for flights to/from Mexico

If you have the minors travelling with you, it would be in the fitness of things to plan your travel so that you can effect savings on minor fees charged. At least, you shall know what the airline policies and fees are for unaccompanied minors.

Karthik

Posted on May 14, 2015

Hi, I’m flying from dubai to hyd, india on june 6. can i know how much baggage is allowed in cabin and hand luggage?

admin

Posted on May 14, 2015

Please let us know which airline you are traveling.