frequently asked questions
What are your policies for children traveling alone without an adult?
Children must be at least (5) years of age to travel unaccompanied, and may do so on any flight that carries them directly to their destinations without a change of aircraft. Any children at least eight (8) years of age may travel unaccompanied, even if their itinerary involves a change of aircraft. Unaccompanied minors will not be accepted on the last flight of the day.
Each unaccompanied child travels at the regular adult airfare plus an unaccompanied minor charge of $39 for nonstop flights and $59 for connecting flights each way. When making reservations, please advise the reservation agent that the booking is for an unaccompanied child. Parent must provide information regarding who will be dropping off and who will be picking up the child at the airport.
To ensure a pleasant travel experience, AirTran Airways asks that you have the unaccompanied child check in at the departure gate at least 1 hour prior to departure. The child will be courtesy boarded and identified to the flight attendant as an unaccompanied child. Those unaccompanied children arriving too late to be courtesy boarded will be boarded last to ensure identification to the flight attendant. The child will be escorted off the aircraft by a flight attendant and released to the designee or another designated AirTran Airways employee. AirTran Airways will require the party picking up the unaccompanied child to produce positive identification and sign a release.