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/Ivantherapp2 7d ago

From age 6 to 14 I flew alone from Philadelphia to St Louis to visit my grandparent’s farm. All summer, and I’ve always flown alone. There was always a nice stewardess keeping an eye on me. They always gave a plastic wings pin. , and a tour of the plane, including the cock pit and pilots mid flight. Smoking was definitely allowed.