Throughout our almost seven year history we have spoken to over 10,000 parents and some grandparents about options on how to fly a child alone. So you could say that we have a bit of experience! It always surprises us when a parent starts the conversation with, “I’ve been searching and studying on the web for a couple of weeks…”, or “The airline agent told me…” and the information they have is incorrect. So with the experience we have earned booking flights for over 3,000 kids here are some answers to the most common question we have been asked…

The first thing that people want to know is if their child can fly at all alone. Some parents are surprised when they hear that their 10 year old son can fly without them when most airlines start offering their unaccompanied minor services at the early age of 5! One of the things that I say which creates trust when speaking to a customer is the fact that I flew my son alone to Frankfurt, Germany from San Francisco when he was 5 years old. This usually produces a “Wow…OK!” This often helps put the parent more at ease about allowing their child to fly without one of his or her family members.

This child flying alone looks happy because she knows she’s being looked after by a chaperone and because she’s by the window!

The fact is that most US airlines do fly kids starting at age 5 without one of his or her parents accompanying him or her. All of these airlines have in common the rule that for kids who are age 5-7 the flight must be a nonstop flight. This is where Weflykids can help because at times there aren’t any direct flights from and to the desired airports or cities. That’s when we can start flowing our creative juices and try to find a solution that hopefully works out for everyone involved.