Can You Travel By Yourself???

Question

Hey peoples ma name is jennifer && I am 13.My mom && dad wanna send me to thier country El Salvador so I can go visit && have fun for the summer i was just wondering can i travel by myself ive been looking at flights but every ticket ive search says you have to be wit an adult.Does anybody know what flight ticket company lets children go by there self but im thinking im gonna have to go to a store where they sell tickets to travel to talk to the lady so that i guess the lady on the plane takes care of you and you have to pay a little extra.

well thanks for your help i really appreciate it

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please help

Answer 1

You can definitely travel by yourself, or without an adult accompanying you. I have traveled by myself when I was maybe 10 years old. Be prepared to get loads of attention from the flight attendants, though ;)

I don't think it will be more expensive, I would even guess the ticket would costs less than a ticket for an adult, airlines have the "youth" ticket category.

Check out these links, there may be specific information:

http://airtravel.about.com/cs/safetysecu...

http://www.independenttraveler.com/resou...

Answer 2

The specific ages vary by airline, but there are generally 3 age ranges.  I'll include the numbers for the airline I used to work for.

Babies/toddlers:  At my airline, this was age 0-5.  Can't fly alone.

Kids:  At my airline, this was 6-14.  Can fly alone, but need what is called an "Unaccompanied Minor" ticket.  Basically it means the flight attendant is responsible for you, and escorts you from your parents to the plane, if applicable from your first flight through the connecting airport to your second flight, and from the airplane in the destination city to whoever is meeting you.  I'm not sure if this is even available for international tickets, though, because I can see how (for the flight attendant), taking a kid you don't know through customs could be weird.

Adults:  At my airline, this was 15+.  Can fly alone.