Originally Posted by ESpen36

I suspect that one reason might be that as a 4-year-old, he doesn't have much prior travel on his record. Government systems tend to get nervous about people they don't have many records on, and a child would qualify.

Does he have a frequent flyer number on UA? If not, then you might consider making one for him soon to start building up a history of travel.


(For the same reason, 18-year-old college freshmen tend to have a lot of trouble getting their first credit card....the credit bureaus don't see much--if any history--on their SSN.)