16 and 17 alone on Easyjet- can I book this

brook123lyn

Hi there
can anyone help please. My 16 year old and her young man(17) are planning to fly to his extended family in Naples. I will be at departure airport and they will be collected from other end by family. I can't find the information on Easyjet site- can I book this without a problem for them? any help gratefully received!

thank you

scottishlass

They'll be fine - taken from Easyjets FAQ

Passengers between the age of 14 (inclusive) and 16 (exclusive) years may travel alone, however they cannot travel and be responsible for children under 14 years (exclusive).

Passengers over the age of 16 years (inclusive) may travel alone.

apt

Look at section 13 of the EasyJet conditions. Basically those aged 16 and over can travel unaccompanied, but some nationalities (not British) need a letter from their parents or guardians.

Drea

I travelled on a plane alone before I was 16... I must have been about 12 or something...

omelette451

Drea wrote: »

I travelled on a plane alone before I was 16... I must have been about 12 or something...

If you were under 14 you'd have been an "unaccompanied minor" and your parents/guardians would have paid extra to have you looked after at every step of the way. Low cost airlines don't offer this service but, as they're over 16, they can be accepted as full adults. They won't need 'dropping off' or 'picking up' in the sense of being handed to/from airline staff, they'll just be treated as anyone else.

However, OP do make sure you check with the Italian consulate to see if they need any extra documents because they're not 18. Some countries require a letter signed by both parents before they allow entry to unaccompanied under-18s. I know France does (well theoretically by law it does, but I was never asked for it!), but I'm not sure about Italy.

Kavanne

You are a very liberal mother, mine didn't let me on a plane alone til I was 18. Even then it was a struggle! lol

pinkpong

brook123lyn
I just booked my daughter on easyjet - she will be 14 just 3 days before traveling. It is 14 on easyjet I have rung them up to check before booking. Although some country are 16 + can`t remember which ones now, but it is somewhere on the site. To be on the safe site ring them up, they`ll tell you.

elkay115

omelette451 wrote: »

If you were under 14 you'd have been an "unaccompanied minor" and your parents/guardians would have paid extra to have you looked after at every step of the way. Low cost airlines don't offer this service but, as they're over 16, they can be accepted as full adults. They won't need 'dropping off' or 'picking up' in the sense of being handed to/from airline staff, they'll just be treated as anyone else.

However, OP do make sure you check with the Italian consulate to see if they need any extra documents because they're not 18. Some countries require a letter signed by both parents before they allow entry to unaccompanied under-18s. I know France does (well theoretically by law it does, but I was never asked for it!), but I'm not sure about Italy.

I am her mother and I didn't have to pay any extra for her to travel as an unaccompanied minor. She was 12 at the time and flew with Airtours. She was travelling from Scotland to Spain. I had to give the airline my details and my brothers details who was picking her up in Spain. I had to stay at the airport for an hour after her flight left, just incase the flight had to turn back for any reason, and obviously my brother had to ensure he was there on time to pick her up.

By the time I had stayed the hour after her flight had left and then travelled home, I had just got in the door when I got a phone call from her to say she was there and with my brother. Oh and she didn't bat an eyelid when going into departures with an stewardess (or whatever they are called now). It was her first flight and I was all worried about her thinking she might be scared but she didn't bother her little bum.