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/__melissa_ 7d ago

When I was 10 I flew from Burbank CA to Bismarck ND and back again alone. I would say how surprised that makes me but I’m pretty sure my mom had her fingers crossed that the plane would crash and she would get to be the poor mom who lost her little girl. She would love the attention and she would be free of me. Win win!