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Article: Jumble of rules, fees on kids flying solo
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- December 2, 2007
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
12-02-2007
Jumble of rules, fees on kids flying solo
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 12-02-2007, Sunday
Section: TRAVEL
Edtion: All Editions
Each year across the United States, hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied minors take to the skies. Airline officials say the holidays are second only to summer in numbers of solo children, making it a time of year that tests anxious parents and airline policies.
Airlines have different policies when it comes to handling unaccompanied minors on their planes.
Major U.S. airlines don't let children under 5 years old fly alone, and they require an extra fee for unaccompanied children from 5 to 11 — or 14, ...