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[quote=Anonymous]I sent my son to visit my brother at 7.  I made my brother get to the airport on his end, AND through the gate before the plane left on our end.  I told him to bring a book.  I figured that that way we'd have taken care of 2 of the bad scenarios -- 1) His car breaking down or him having trouble with security and not making it to the other end, and 2) weather since that was unlikely to change suddenly in just 1.5 hours.  I then waited in the airport until I got the call that he'd landed.

I walked him to the gate, a flight attendant met him, walked him to his seat, introduced him to his seatmate who was, I think, about 10, and then walked him to my brother and checked ID.  Apparently the kid jumping up and down and saying "Uncle Joe, Uncle Joe" wasn't good enough.  He'd flown before, and knew how to find an adult if he was worried, or wait for a bathroom (really, why would that be traumatic?).

Having said that, my kid at 7 is just one 7 year old.  There are plenty of kids who might not be ready.  When I first asked him if he was ready to fly alone, my son was nervous, I asked him why and he said "well, what if I lose my farecard or forget how to get home from the airport."  (we usually metro to the airport) When I explained that he would be flying alone, but there would be someone with him for all the other parts, he relaxed and was happy to go for it.  If he'd shown hesitation, I'd have made a different decision.  [/quote]

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