Mexican Consulate in L.A. takes a wide-ranging role in guiding immigrants to social services. Partnering with U.S. government agencies and nonprofits, the consulate offers aid on parenting, healthcare, labor violations and other issues.
After age 11, however, airline policies differ widely. United, Continental and American allow children to travel alone from the age of 12, while JetBlue lets them travel solo from 14. Delta, Spirit and US Airways, however, all require children under 15 to travel in the unaccompanied minor programs. For parents of well-traveled, confident teenagers, this rankles.
The newspaper also reported that the company is working on merging the policies of the two carriers. US Airways, for example, doesnât currently allow unaccompanied minors to have itineraries that include connecting flights. American does, so soon US Airways will allow children to make a connection as well. For any tickets bought before the new charge goes into effect, children ages 12-14 will receive the unaccompanied minors service for free.