So far no law suit against the airline.
Full article:
http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081907/loc_20070819025.shtml
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Pringle's daughter, 15, had purchased a $733 one-way ticket with cash
at the Juneau International Airport without parental consent. Nearly a
week later, the girl was able to board a plane to Seattle without
identification in an attempt to begin a new life in North Carolina
with a boyfriend she met on the Internet.
"I thought, unbeknownst, that my child would not only have to have
permission, but I thought she would have to have identification at the
very least," Pringle said.
Turns out, that's not the case. The daughter, who is not being
identified because she is a minor, was able to use a loophole in the
system, which allows those between 13 and 17 to board a plane without
identification or parental permission.
"It's been a nightmare," Pringle said. "This has been an absolute
nightmare and I didn't believe in my wildest dreams that this could
happen."
Alaska Airlines has an Unaccompanied Minor Service that is required
for passengers 5 to 12 years old who travel without a guardian,
spokesperson Amanda Tobin Bielawski said. The program requires an
escort to the departure gate as well as guardian contact information,
she said. Children younger than 5 are not allowed to travel
unaccompanied.
The airline offers the same service for children between the ages of
13 and 17 if the ticket purchaser requests it, Bielawski said.
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