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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I mean, do you think the airlines haven't figured out how to catch people who try to lie about their kids' age to save money?

I am sure each airline has its own method of verification.  There could be legal ramifications if they let a 13 yo on the flight without checking and the kid ends up without supervision.

I would hate for your grieving daughter to be put in a situation where the check-in agent has to question her and possibly not let her fly because of this.  What a disaster that would be.[/quote]

I have had kids fly UM 14 times, and not UM (southwest and 12/13/14 years old). I have literally never been asked for a birth certificate or any sort of verifying ID for any of them, ever, across 4 different airlines. [/quote]

Presumably you have paid the fee, then, so no reason to check? [/quote]

You actually think airport security rules are tied to checking if the fee was paid somehow or not? That is not how it works. The fact of the matter is that they do not check teens birthdates, nor do they require birth certificates or passports or any of the other nonsense people here have proposed. [/quote]

Not talking about TSA - talking about check-in at the airline.  [/quote]

No need to check in unless you want to go to the gate with them.  Mobile boarding pass.  [/quote]

Ok, but most of the websites say you can't do this and have to check-in in person.  I mean would I trust a random on DCUM or the posted policy of the airline??

Children traveling alone can’t check in online or at the kiosk.

[b]You’ll need to fill out an unaccompanied minor form and any necessary Customs and Immigration documents for the day of departure. This form must remain with your child during their journey.
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Children traveling alone can’t check in online or at the kiosk.

https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/special-assistance/unaccompanied-minors.jsp#:~:text=Children%20traveling%20alone%20can't,your%20child%20during%20their%20journey.

I find it hard to believe that AA would just bypass this.
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Unaccompanied minor and young traveler are COMPLETLY different things.  Yes, unaccompanied minor you have to check in.

Young travelers (15+ or whatever age per airline) can fly totally alone.  They do not have to check in if they have a mobile boarding pass.  They can go to the gate alone if they want.  AA isn't bypassing anything.  Since you're so into airline rules, go back and reread and notice the difference between the two.

Don't believe me if you don't want to but that's how it works.  DD flies every other month as a young traveler.  DH drops her off curbside at one airport and I pick her up curbside at home.  [/quote]

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