Children Traveling Alone

When children between the ages of 5 and 11 fly by themselves, we recognize that your most important concern is your child's safety and well-being. It is our concern as well. Delta is dedicated to making your child's flight an exciting and enjoyable experience. We can also provide, on request, service to children ages 12 through 17 who are traveling alone. Please call 800-221-1212 to speak directly with one of our reservations representatives regarding travel restrictions when your child is traveling without you.

Note: Adults planning to escort children to or from departure/arrival gates must obtain proper documentation from the Delta Ticket Counter before attempting to pass through airport security check points. Only one adult will be permitted through security.

Travel Guidelines and Safety Restrictions
We have put together the following guidelines and safety restrictions to ensure your child has the best flying experience possible:

• We must have the name, address and telephone number of the person who will meet the child at the final destination. We will not release a minor traveling alone to anyone but the person designated by the parent or guardian. In addition, whoever meets the child on arrival must provide identification and sign an acceptance of responsibility for the child.
• We will issue a red-and-white striped identification button your child must wear at all time.
• We will not book reservations for an unaccompanied child on the last connecting flight of the evening. This is to avoid the possibility of the child staying overnight in a hotel.
• If it appears bad weather may divert the flight from the child's final destination, we may rebook the child on an alternate flight.
• A parent or guardian must accompany children ages 5 to 11 until they are aboard the airplane. We ask the adults to remain in the gate area until the plane takes off.
• A Delta flight attendant will hold the child's ticket and other travel documents throughout the flight. On international trips, we will verify that the child has proper proof of citizenship. Additionally, some countries require special documentation, such as a notarized letter, stating that the child has permission to fly alone. Our reservations representatives will let you know if this is required when you book your child's ticket.
• We cannot administer medicine to children flying alone. If the child is unable to give himself or herself medication, other travel arrangements must be made.
• Children under the age of 15 will not be seated in an exit row.

Service Fees
Certain unaccompanied service charges are applicable on Delta, Delta Connection^®, Delta Express, Delta codeshare, and SkyTeam™ flights; however, unaccompanied service charges do not apply on Delta Shuttle^® flights. If two or more unaccompanied minors from the same immediate family are traveling together, only one service charge will be assessed and collected at check-in.

Domestic

• For children aged 5-11, a one-way unaccompanied service charge of $40 (USD) applies on all domestic Delta, Delta Connection, and Delta Express nonstop or through flights; a $75 (USD) unaccompanied charge applies on connecting flights.
• These unaccompanied service charges also apply to children aged 12-17 when a parent or guardian requests full unaccompanied service. Our reservations agents will be glad to provide more specific information concerning your child's travel plans.

International

• For children aged 5-11, a one-way unaccompanied service charge of $60 (USD) applies on all nonstop or direct transoceanic flights or when travel occurs to/from Central America/South America; a $90 (USD) unaccompanied charge applies on connecting flights.

Note: For flights between the U.S./Canada and Mexico, a one-way unaccompanied service charge of $40 (USD) applies on all nonstop or direct flights or $75 (USD) for connecting flights.

• These unaccompanied service charges also apply to children aged 12-17 when a parent or guardian requests full unaccompanied service. Our reservations agents will be glad to provide more specific information concerning your child's travel plans.