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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP my kids travel a lot - with us and on their own (although they are older than yours).  Can I just caution you to check very carefully the terms of the agreement whereby the flight attendant watches your kid.  In our experience, this is not/not a dedicated resource for your kid.  It's a normal flight attendant who every now and then asks your kid how they are doing and opens their juice.  But they also have other stuff to do.  Fine if you are 9 or 10 and used to traveling.  Not so much if you are 5.  I wouldn't even consider this with my pretty hardy and well travelled kids at that age.[/quote]

This poster is spot on - the flight attendants assigned to unaccompanied minors aren't a dedicated resource, they're doing other things during the flight.  OP, how well does your child handle doing things on his own?  Mine, who at that age was very outgoing and could manage food, plane bathroom, in flight entertainment, etc., on his own, would have been miserable.  Because he was traveling alone, without anyone he really knew.  Sure he'd talk to the person in the seat next to him (if that person were willing), but he'd want more attention from the flight attendant "assigned" to him, and that wouldn't happen.  Also, it would be one thing if the flight were direct, but I wouldn't want to have my (probably tired) 5yo deal with a stopover, where there's also a handover between attendants for him.  I'd envision confusion, meltdown, and just a poor experience overall.    [/quote]

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