Minors and accompanying adults on a different PNR?
Mar 23, 2018, 8:28 am
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Minors and accompanying adults on a different PNR?
Hello all, I plan to book a return ticket ticket to Europe (EWR-FRA-HAM) for my two boys (11 and 14) in summer, but I can only join them on the outbound leg, and my wife on the return leg. So we all have to be on different PNRs (kids, wife, and me). Could there be a problem booking it like this, or with other words, does this raise a red flag with United as there is no adult on the kids' PNR? If it is a problem, what would be a possible solution? Thanks all for your help and suggestions.
Mar 23, 2018, 11:44 am
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See https://www.united.com/web/en-US/con...s/default.aspx
When children and adults are traveling together on separate reservations
When children and adults are traveling together on separate reservations, the unaccompanied minor policy does not apply. Before the day of travel, call the United Customer Contact Center so a United representative can add the relevant information to each reservation. Please keep in mind that children traveling on a separate reservation will need to check in with a United representative at the airport, as online and mobile check-in aren’t available for children under 16 years old.
Mar 23, 2018, 11:51 am
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A non-issue and your situation is fairly common. E.g., one parent outbound and the other inbound. You can actually do this as late as the check-in counter, although calling ahead makes the process smoother.
Mar 23, 2018, 11:59 am
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Also watch changes to the schedule. Even though I called to have the reservation noted on the other reservation, changes occurred to my son's reservation where once they switched the connecting airport. He had an award ticket and they then switched me to the same flights (as originally we were booked on the same flights). I was told there was no availability but because I had earlier had the reservations noted in each they agreed to the change, and I suspect they also did not want to be responsible for an UM (who they had "misplaced " on a previous TPAC flight).
Call to get the cross reservations on file and monitor the schedule for each reservation.
Call to get the cross reservations on file and monitor the schedule for each reservation.
Mar 23, 2018, 12:25 pm
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Mar 23, 2018, 12:49 pm
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Yeah, happens to us frequently, with upgrades and partial award tickets, RPU's, upgrades etc
As long as a parent/guardian and a minor are on the plane and in same cabin of service, PNR doesn't matter
As long as a parent/guardian and a minor are on the plane and in same cabin of service, PNR doesn't matter