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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I knew that were a lot of nasty people on DCUMs but why are you so nasty? He has never flown alone and hasn’t flown more than 2-3 times in his life. Not everyone has money to fly their kids around on their own. He asked me if I was coming to the gate and I had no idea if it was allowed. Thanks to those who answered the question without being a jerk. [/quote]

But how is he going to learn to fly on his own if you don’t let him figure it out. By the time I was 18 I was backpacking through Europe alone. As a millennial female. One time I bought a train ticket to the wrong city in Poland and had to get a new ticket without speaking a lick of Polish. Drop him off early enough for him to fix it if he screws up and let him learn. [/quote]

NP.  There seems to be a difference.  You seemed to be a millennial who came from a wealthier family such that you had traveled by plane regularly.  By the time you were 18, how many times had you flown through an airport with your parents?  Probably a dozen times?  Then the drill was a lot more familiar for you.

OP's son has flown 2-3 times in his life always accompanied.  If the last time was not particularly recently, it might be good for him to have someone with him.  I was like him and when I flew in high school, I was accompanied by my older sister.  When I went to college at 18, then I started flying solo.

As a parent, you have to gauge the maturity of your children individually and do what you think is best for their level of maturity.  Forcing a child or young adult who is not ready into some model of maturation that other children/young adults are ready for is not in their best interest.

Kudos for being a more mature young adult.  Stop projecting and just answer OP's question.[/quote]

Come on, he's 17. When I was 14 I flew by myself for the first time - well, with my little sister, so I was in charge of us both. I'd been on a plane exactly twice in my life before that and the previous time was when I was 9, so not recent. We managed fine, including a transfer. And that was before cell phones etc. A 17 year old should absolutely be left to do this. It will be good for him.[/quote]

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