Originally Posted by
canadiancow
They do require the TA to identify children. The TA did not do this.
How can an airline get around a TA effectively lying to them?
There is no such requirement/policy/rule. PR spin.
Any requirement for age from an airline is related only to fare applied. So no child fare no reason to ID age to airline. Yes ac.com has a field for ages of pax, but i wouldn't be surprised if many people don't use it.
Anything that is "Secure Flight" isn't suppose to be gleamed by the airline for their own purposes, to my understanding.