UNACCOMPANIED MINOR Archives - Elliott Advocacy

It’s a story that Carrie Calzaretta’s 14-year-old son, Tyler, will probably tell his kids someday. This summer, the Calzarettas paid American Airlines an extra $300 for their son to fly round-trip as an unaccompanied minor in order to join a 10-day educational tour of Belize. When thunderstorms delayed his flight from Miami to Newark, the airline offered to re-book him for the next morning — but not to provide a hotel room for the night.

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Help! My 12-year-old is stranded in Delta’s “SkyZone”

April 13, 2016March 30, 2016 Jessica Monsell 42 Comments CHILDREN, GUARANTEE, PARENTS, RESPONSIBILITY, UNACCOMPANIED MINOR

Gianpiera Borroni thought her $150 unaccompanied minor fee would guarantee someone from Delta would look after her child. She thought wrong.

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Happy Holidays? Frontier kicks minor off a flight twice on Christmas Eve

January 1, 2016January 1, 2016 Jessica Monsell 23 Comments FRONTIER AIRLINES, REMOVED, UNACCOMPANIED MINOR

On Christmas Eve, Amber Lloyd drove her 14-year-old nephew to the Denver airport to board a Frontier Airlines flight to New Orleans, where he was going to spend Christmas with his parents.
Unfortunately, despite Lloyd’s best efforts, her nephew was not going to leave on Frontier.

That's Ridiculous!

An unaccompanied minor fee for my accompanied minors? What’ll they think of next?

September 3, 2014August 17, 2014 Christopher Elliott 202 Comments FEE, JUNK FEE, UNACCOMPANIED MINOR

Airline junk fees come in all shapes and sizes, but this one may rank among the most bizarre. It comes

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Help! United left my 13-year-old daughter in Syracuse

December 24, 2012December 24, 2012 Christopher Elliott 115 Comments DENIED BOARDING, FEE, UNACCOMPANIED MINOR, UNITED AIRLINES

What does United Airlines’ unaccompanied minor fee cover? Katrina Cichosz wants to know, and after reviewing her case, I’m kind

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Whose responsibility are those unaccompanied minors?

August 21, 2012August 21, 2012 Christopher Elliott 52 Comments BABYSITTING, BRITISH AIRWAY, KIDS, UNACCOMPANIED MINOR

Christina Welsch is young, dresses conservatively, and is usually alone when she flies.

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Is this enough compensation? Sorry, your kids have the wrong ticket

July 5, 2011June 28, 2011 Christopher Elliott 75 Comments BRITISH AIRWAYS, REFUND, UNACCOMPANIED MINOR

Like any good father, LeRoy Villanueva tried to cover all of his bases when he put his two children on a plane from Paris to Los Angeles recently. Most important to him was buying the required unaccompanied minor service, which would allow his kids to fly without an adult.

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This could have turned out very badly

July 13, 2009July 14, 2009 Christopher Elliott 26 Comments MISSING RESERVATION, TICKET, UNACCOMPANIED MINOR, US AIRWAYS

It’s every parent’s worst nightmare: Your 11-year-old son is scheduled to fly home on his own, but on the eve of his departure, the airline tells him his ticket is no good. Specifically, he has no ticket. It happened to Meera Gopalan this weekend.

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