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[quote=Anonymous]Here was our experience just to give OP an idea of how it works:  At age 9, DD flew UM from DC to Europe, direct on United.  Check in was much longer than usual and I had to designate who would pick her up there and fill out lots of forms.  She had all documents in a pouch around her neck.  I was able to take her to gate at IAD, and had to wait there until flight took off.  At other end, nobody from our family could meet her at gate, and she ended up waiting there for a while for her escort to show up.  Note it is NOT the flight attendant who escorts them once they leave the plane.  Person showed up, spoke no English, and she was escorted to front of line in immigration, and to get luggage and out.  They had to check ID of my sister who picked her up outside customs.  Pretty smooth all around.  I was most worried about who she was sitting next to for nine hours, but it turned out she was next to a teenage girl - planned?  I don't know.

On the way back, they upgraded her to business class.  She was happy.

She was 9 - it was a direct flight.  I don't think I'd do it at age 5 with a connection.  And I'm super laid-back.  I had friends who thought I was crazy to let my DD do this flight.  But she actually loved it and felt very grown up.

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