unaccompanied minor
Child traveling alone
An unaccompanied minor is a child traveling without a parent or guardian, especially on an airline flight.
Airlines have specific policies for unaccompanied minors, including staff supervision, special boarding procedures, and handoff requirements at the destination: She flew as an unaccompanied minor to visit her grandparents.
The term also applies in immigration contexts to children who cross borders alone.
- childPerson before puberty
- aloneWithout others present
- airportAviation passenger facility
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
escort · custody · custody agreement · family court · traveler · young · solo · protection · wristband · gate · gate agent · special assistance · attendant · paperwork · consent · emergency contact · legal · supervision
- airline servicesflight attendants, cabin crew, meal service, beverage service, in-flight entertainment
- airline policiesbaggage fees, carry-on limits, weight limits, cancellation fees, refund policy
- displaced peoplerefugee, displaced, IDPs, asylum seeker, displaced persons
- protected personsnoncombatant, civilian, refugee, asylum seeker, child
- displaced childrenchild refugee, refugee child, evacuee
- Air Travelboarding, airline, flight attendants, takeoff, landing
unaccompanied, minor, accompany, accompanied, accompanying, accompaniment, accompanist, company, companion