"bethipoo" wrote in message
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> My 11 year old stepdaughter lives in Skowhegan, Maine and it will be
> her first trip to us in Buffalo, New York for Thanksgiving this year.
> The flights will be Portland, ME - hub - Buffalo, NY and the same on
> the way back. There are no direct flights.
>
> Every airline seems to have a policy about unaccompanied minors on
> non-direct flights.
>
> I have a friend who was a travel agent before 9/11, and she said it
> USED to be that you could pay a fee to the airlines to have the minor
> accompanied. I look at all of the policies on the websites and am
> unable to get a clear answer - do airlines still do this? I don't care
> which airline she flies, particularly (as long as it is reputable), but
> it will be nearly impossible for us to accompany her.
>
> Can anyone lend any insight? Thanks.
Hi,
Have you checked with Continental? We've never used them for children, but
they always been very helpful/very dependable with my elderly
mother-in-law's special needs. Here's the link to their page about
children:
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/specialneeds/minors/default.aspx
It seems that at your stepdaughter's age, she would be allowed to do the
connecting flights.
Here's another link to their FAQ page:
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US/content/travel/specialneeds/minors/faq.aspx
Hope this helps...
--Sophie
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