At check-in in RDU, the mother was informed that her son could not travel alone to Newark due to United… United Airlines only allows unaccompanied minors to travel on nonstop flights operated by United (based in Chicago) or United Express. United quietly changed its policy this week, requiring all unaccompanied minors between five and 15 to use the airline's pricey escort program, which costs $150 each way on top of the regular fare. Some airlines won’t accept unaccompanied minors on international flights or flights on partner airlines (including code-shares). Unaccompanied minors cannot fly on codeshare flights or other flights operated by United partner airlines. The blunder happened yesterday at Newark Liberty International Airport. The fee may be paid at the time of reservation, or at the airport, prior to departure, at the check-in counter . United’s unaccompanied minor policy states that children must be at least age 15 to travel alone. United does not offer unaccompanied minor service connecting to or from other airlines' flights. An unaccompanied minor in the care of United Airlines was placed on a flight to Dusseldorf by mistake. Photo: United Airlines. Those between 5 and 11 years old who are traveling alone must use United's unaccompanied minor service and pay a … Flight restrictions: Unaccompanied minors are not permitted on Red Eye flights (between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m.), with the exception of flights departing from Alaska or Hawaii and connections to/from international flights. The Unaccompanied minor service is only available if the child is traveling on a regular ticket. The problem was, he was supposed to be on a SAS flight to Stockholm. The parent or guardian must be present when checking-in at the airport. If the child is traveling on SAS Youth tickets he or she cannot use this service. With two clicks from United's front page I can see the "Unaccompanied minor service overview" which - 1) Has two columns on the subject of last flights of the day, and all fields say "No". Unaccompanied Minor Service. This fee covers additional siblings on the same flight. Please provide the age of the youngest unaccompanied minor who is traveling. That $150 fee is good for every two children using the service. Southwest Airlines® does not provide Unaccompanied Minor (UM) service to and from international destinations. They are considered unaccompanied minors and charges for the use of the unaccompanied minor service will apply. The Unaccompanied Minor Program requires a fee of $150 USD/CAD/EUR each way, with CAD and EUR used when departing Canada or Europe.