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.
I was told by American Airlines that babies need to be 14 days old to travel. I took my 3rd baby across county at 16 days with no problems...and I had my 2 year old too! That was much more of a challenge! Our pediatrician advised us to wait until 2 weeks after his first round of shots.