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This would be fine if they did their job but just recently 2 children on 2 different occassions had been put each child on the wrong flights. The kids were safe and no harm was done except they spent a long day on flying around but the parents of course were worried . Not sure what the airlines did in regards to compensation.Since the service is expensive than it should at least be competent.

My two children (now 13 and 17) began traveling on nonstop flights unaccompanied to visit their grandparents when they turned 8 years old. I didn't mind paying the fees when they were younger and could conceivably require more attention during the flight. However, I agree with the author; charging for ages 13 and up is a ripoff, especially when it is a nonstop flight. We book nonstops only, always get a special pass to accompany them to the gate, and they are similarly met at the gate by a grandparent. The flight attendants really didn't have to do a single extra thing for them other than checking identification for pickup. Fortunately, on United, when my son turned 15 he was considered "adult" and could accompany his sister, so we escaped the fees a few years ago.

I manage all of the travel for my boss and his wife as well as their teenage daughter. Be careful when purchasing tickets on the web at a site that is not the actual airline (Expedia, Travelocity, etc.) While theses sites often offer great deals, they often combine different airlines for multi-leg trips. Airlines will not offer unaccompanied minor supervision on inter-airline flights because of the liability of the child getting lost between the flight legs when on the ground going from one company's gate to the next company's gate. Check with your airlines before buying a "great deal".