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[quote=Anonymous]I think it would be really helpful if airlines had policies about this. At what age is it acceptable for a child to be alone in flight? At what ages is it necessary for a parent to be sitting next to a child?

I am trying to use the rule of thumb that because children are permitted to fly unaccompanied at age 5, they are probably also okay to sit in a seat by themselves at that age if necessary. Some kids (including mine) would think this was amazing and would jump at the chance to be so grown up. Others would be less keen.

That said, airlines set aside seats for all kinds of reasons - regular seats so not the Economy Plus or whatever sections that are specially designed to have more leg room. The decision to charge more for window/aisle seats is fairly new. If they can set those seats aside and not release them to lower fare classes until later, they can set aside certain parts of the plane for people traveling with children under the age limit (whether it's 5 or 10 or whatever). [/quote]

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