Children traveling alone

Age requirements

To travel alone as part of our Junior Jetsetters unaccompanied minor program, your child must have reached their 5th birthday. For your child's safety, proof of age (such as a birth certificate or passport) may be requested upon check-in at the airport.

Junior Jetsetter unaccompanied minor service is required for all children, ages 5 through 12 years old, traveling without a parent, legal guardian, or other adult at least 18 years of age.

Junior Jetsetter unaccompanied minor service is optional for young adults, ages 13 through 17 years old, traveling without a parent, legal guardian, or other adult at least 18 years of age.

If a young adult, ages 13 through 17 years old, is making a connection to another airline where they are considered an unaccompanied minor, they must also travel on Alaska Airlines using our Junior Jetsetter service. All applicable rules and fees for both airlines will apply, and an adult must meet them at their connection point to complete the transfer to the other airline.

The flight restrictions that apply to the youngest child, will apply to all of the other children traveling together, including those not requesting Junior Jetsetter service.

Booking your child's flight

To book a child traveling alone at alaskaair.com, select "0 adults" and the total number of children traveling in the "children" field.

Please read the following restrictions before booking your child's ticket:

• For the safety and security of children traveling without an adult, we limit the number of unaccompanied minors on each flight.
• Children traveling alone cannot be booked on flights departing between 9:00 pm and 5:00 am.
• Children traveling alone cannot be booked on the last connecting flight of the day, unless there is no other option available.
• Children traveling alone, ages 5 through 7 years old, cannot be booked on flights involving transfers or connections.
• Children traveling alone, ages 8 through 12 years old, may be booked on flights involving transfers or connections to flights operated by Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, or SkyWest Flight Series 3300-3499.
• Children traveling alone cannot be booked on flights with connections of 2 hours or more waiting time. Connections greater than 2 hours are only allowed if the city does not provide connections less than two hours.
• Children traveling alone cannot be booked via alaskaair.com on flights that connect to or from other airlines flights. Please call Alaska Airlines reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services).
• Children traveling alone may be subject to seat reassignment at the airport.

Guardian contact and gate escort

The guardian, and those accompanying them, must obtain an escort pass from the ticket counter in order to escort a child guest under the age of 18 to or from the gate. Using our Junior Jetsetter service is not required to escort a child guest to/from the boarding gate. Up to 2 adults and all children, under the age of 13 years old, accompanying a child guest are allowed through the security checkpoint. Please arrive at least 90 minutes early to obtain these escort passes. This pass may not be available in Canada or Mexico (due to customs and immigration requirements) or in stations where the security checkpoint has closed (e.g. evening arrivals). If this happens, an Alaska Airlines representative will escort the child guest from the gate and meet you outside the security checkpoint.

When the child guest is using our Junior Jetsetter service:

• The guardian must remain in the boarding area until the child guest's flight has departed.
• A valid photo I.D. is required of the guardian picking up a child guest and the Guardian must be listed on the guardian contact form.
• The guardian contact form must be completed at the airport.
• Adding alternative guardians on the guardian contact form ensures that in case of an emergency, the child guest has a guardian who can be reached.
• If a friend or family member will be meeting the child passenger(s) in a connecting city, you must call Alaska Airlines reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (TTY: Dial 711 for Relay Services), prior to travel.

Alternate transfer or escort arrangements may be available through Travelers Aid. Please contact www.travelersaid.org "This indicates a link to an external site that may not follow the same accessibility or privacy policies as Alaska Airlines. By selecting a partner link you agree to share your data with these sites." directly for more information about the airports they serve.