Can minors fly by themselves? What is the procedure?

Minors can fly by themselves, but they need to handle unaccompanied children services. Taking China International Airlines as an example, the process of unaccompanied children service is as follows:

1. Fill in the "Unaccompanied Child Flight Application Form" when handling the "Unaccompanied Child" service formalities. ?

2. Unaccompanied children should be accompanied by their parents or guardians to the boarding gate of the departure station, and arranged for relatives and friends to meet and take care of them in the terminal.

In order to ensure that children can be safely and smoothly delivered to the airport pick-up, airlines are requested to provide the name of the pick-up, the relationship with the children on board, ID number, address and contact number when handling the service procedures for unaccompanied children. ?

3. For the safety of children's travel, if the child applies for a connecting flight actually carried by Air China with the flight number of Air China and is not accompanied by an adult, the child will stay at night or at a transit station.

If the unaccompanied children have relatives and friends in Beijing, please provide the airlines with the contact names of relatives and friends in Beijing, the relationship with the children on board, ID number and contact telephone number as far as possible, so as to ensure timely contact in case of special circumstances such as abnormal flight during the transit in Beijing. ?

4. If the parents or guardians of children who plan to apply for unaccompanied children's services through Beijing have difficulty in arranging relatives and friends in Beijing and need the care of airlines or local employees, they should submit in advance and obtain consent before accepting transportation.

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Age requirements for unaccompanied children:

"Unaccompanied children" serve children over 5 years old but under 12 years old when flying, and children over 18 years old who are unaccompanied by adults. ?

In order to ensure the safe and smooth flight of unaccompanied children, children over 5 years old but under 12 years old who travel alone must go through the relevant procedures for unaccompanied children before accepting transportation.

Children under 5 years old and/kloc-deaf/blind children under 0/6 years old are not allowed to fly alone. ?

If children are over 12 years old but under 18 years old, and deaf/blind children over 16 years old but under 18 years old plan to travel alone, they can apply for unaccompanied children service voluntarily.

China International Airlines-Special Passenger Travel