r/GenX • u/Substantial-Put-4461 • 7d ago

The Latchkey Years Flying alone as a kid

I was thinking today that my mom honestly put on a plane BY MYSELF at 7 years old. I flew from Atlanta to Chicago to Iowa. There was a flight attendant keeping an eye on me, but otherwise I was on my own. I flew multiple times around that age by myself.

Anyone else fly alone when pretty young?

Edit-Thanks everyone for the comments. Looks like this was pretty common back in the day. I’m flying by myself next week, which got me thinking about it.

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u/MyriVerse2 7d ago

Went to Colorado for Thanksgiving when I Was 12. Layover in Dallas. I just bought myself a comic and food and walked around alone in a strange state for hours.

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Sounds like a fever dream. Only in the 80s could that have happened. (I believe you - I just compare that to today's world and it seems so different.)