Here’s a handy checklist of what your child should carry if they’re traveling alone:
- A valid ticket, identification, and any other paperwork the airline requires.
- Written contact names, phone numbers, and address at home.
- Written contact names, phone numbers, and address at their destination.
- Complete written itineraries with flight numbers, flight times, and gate information, if available.
- Information on whom, when and where they are meeting at their destination.
- Some cash.
- A calling card or instructions on how to make a collect call.
- On-plane activities/entertainment.
When Your Child Travels Alone