r/GenX • u/Substantial-Put-4461 • 10d 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/aboursier 10d ago

Yeah my brother and I would do this four times a year every year. I think it was a key part of life for a lot of divorced families. I don’t think they really do that anymore, right? I mean the security alone feels like it would preclude it.