Originally Posted by
jrl767
depending on child's age, as well as JAL policy, you may not be able to book for an unaccompanied minor ... it's much better to pay to transfer your spouse's miles to your account and keep both passengers on the same reservation (that way you will also be kept together in the event of schedule changes between booking and departure)
This is not an unaccompanied minor - only a separate reservation (unless there is some weird handling specific to JL - never booked with them that way). Absolutely no reason to pay to transfer miles - just call AS to book and they will note parent's PNR. If things get messed up due to sched change etc just call again and it will be fixed...
Many book paid tix for parents, awards for kids - nothing unusual; the only somewhat controversial aspect is booking parents in one cabin but kids in another - interpretation and handling of this seems to vary...