Originally Posted by
sethb
If you're not honest about their age, they will have a hard time getting through Security Theater. The suggestion was to get the ticket online with the wrong DoB, then correct it (which would require paying UM fees).
Why would correcting the birthdate require paying an UM fee when there is an accompanying adult on the relevant flight segments even if the passengers are ticketed on separate PNRs?
Does DL publish a rule that says the young minors must have an accompanying "adult" (or older minor) on the same ticketed PNR as the minor in order to not be subject to the post-ticketing UM fee?
About the security theater aspect, I've not seen incorrect birthdates for ticketed and seated young minors yield any more problems at the TSA screening checkpoints than correct birthdates have yielded, unless a KTN is being used.