|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 11:09:26 AM EST (GMT-5)
Obviously from my blurb, my answer is no.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 1:19:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
I guess it depends on the child, but generally no. At 13, I flew from Michigan to Florida. It was supposed to be a non-stop flight. Due to engine failure we had to stop in Atlanta. NOBODy helped me. I wandered around ATL trying to figure out where I was supposed to go. I asked several people, but no one helped me until I started crying.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 1:32:05 PM EST (GMT-5)
I flew with my sister from one state to another when I was 9 and she was 11.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 4:47:29 PM EST (GMT-5)
I used to take the city bus by myself to get home from school every day when I was around 9 or 10 years old and I never thought it was frightening or anything. I think it's a good life experience.. it teaches kids to be careful and self-sufficient. But it does depend on the child really.
|
|
marvelheroes
Male,
18-29
Europe
Joined: 15 yrs, 1 mos ago
7,251 Posts
|
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 5:50:36 PM EST (GMT-5)
No. Because they are stupid.
|
|
peddlefish
Female,
18-29
Western US
Joined: 11 yrs, 8 mos ago
5,556 Posts
|
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 5:58:35 PM EST (GMT-5)
I wouldnt send my hypothetical kid alone. Im sure there are kids out there that are able to do it just fine though, and sometimes theres just no other option. Id rather a kid get on a non-stop flight alone than have to take a bunch of buses or something alone.
I wouldnt want to take that option away from them and cause them to have to do other forms of travel that much less safe.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 6:02:39 PM EST (GMT-5)
I went off on a solo cycling holiday at 14.
It was brilliant. Why deny kids that chance?
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 6:05:08 PM EST (GMT-5)
it really depends on the circumstances, but for the most part, I wouldn't have a problem letting my future kid fly alone
as long as he didn't have a problem with it
|
|
mikoph
Male,
18-29
Europe
Joined: 13 yrs, 9 mos ago
1,178 Posts
|
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 6:32:48 PM EST (GMT-5)
It depends how far I guess. I mean, I started going to the town to buy games by myself when I was about 12 and never had any trouble. However, I would never send a 12 year old to another country without supervision.
|
|
poisonparry
Male,
13-17
Eastern US
Joined: 9 yrs ago
37 Posts
|
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 8:55:11 PM EST (GMT-5)
You all realize there are pedophiles in the world right? A child under the age of 16 is perfect prey. That's exactly why I say no to this question, and I think that it should be clear to others as well.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 9:14:44 PM EST (GMT-5)
I think they'd be fine on a plane journey where they're met at the other end. No problem.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 10:39:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
i traveled alone at 14 to visit relatives.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 10:43:18 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 6/3/13 - 8:55:11 PM poisonparry wrote:
You all realize there are pedophiles in the world right? A child under the age of 16 is perfect prey. That's exactly why I say no to this question, and I think that it should be clear to others as well. |
Exactly my point. Not to mention the potential hijacks and the like.
Walking or biking to a store when you're a kid doesn't count. And neither does taking the city bus to and from school when your with other kids. I'm talking about REAL travel and getting on a plane or a bus unaccompanied by an adult and surrounded by nothing but strangers. |
|
|
9 yrs ago - Monday 6/3/13 - 11:39:34 PM EST (GMT-5)
the terrorists sure have gotten to you
i bring my kid to the plane
and make sure someone is there to pick the kid up
as long as these two factors are in place, there's not much chance of anything happening to the kid between take off and landing
planes are safer than cars
no one is going to hijack it
|
|
aldod
Male,
60-69
Western US
Joined: 16 yrs, 10 mos ago
7,870 Posts
|
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Tuesday 6/4/13 - 12:50:10 AM EST (GMT-5)
When my son went to Bulgaria at age 8, Lufthansa accepted responsibility and lived up to it. The cabin crew passed him on to ground support staff in Germany who got him to and from a hotel, saw that he ate, and got him onto his connecting flight, handing him over to the cabin crew for the next leg. When he reached Bulgaria, they handed him over to his grandparents. Generally, given the choice, I now fly Lufthansa on international routes.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Tuesday 6/4/13 - 8:44:04 AM EST (GMT-5)
I did it around age 9 and I don't think I'd have a problem with my kids doing the same. The airplane/airports are about as safe and secure as an environment can be these days. If you're worried about paedophiles/terrorists, then you're much more at risk by sending him to school than on a flight.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Tuesday 6/4/13 - 9:09:25 AM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 6/3/13 - 8:55:11 PM poisonparry wrote:
You all realize there are pedophiles in the world right? A child under the age of 16 is perfect prey. That's exactly why I say no to this question, and I think that it should be clear to others as well. |
On Monday 6/3/13 - 10:43:18 PM bookworm0812 wrote:
Exactly my point. Not to mention the potential hijacks and the like. Walking or biking to a store when you're a kid doesn't count. And neither does taking the city bus to and from school when your with other kids. I'm talking about REAL travel and getting on a plane or a bus unaccompanied by an adult and surrounded by nothing but strangers. |
So it's fine walking around in the open, but being locked in a metal box 30,000 feet above the ground for a few hours is too vulnerable? |
|
|
9 yrs ago - Tuesday 6/4/13 - 10:35:51 AM EST (GMT-5)
If the plane gets hijacked, it surely doesn't matter if there's an adult there or not.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Tuesday 6/4/13 - 12:37:46 PM EST (GMT-5)
If you're that frightened by pedophiles then you might as well not even let your kids play outside or walk home from school. I can assure you that there are registered pedophiles in probably every neighbourhood in this country. Besides most kids that are attacked by pedophiles are attacked by someone they know.
|
|
|
peddlefish
Female,
18-29
Western US
Joined: 11 yrs, 8 mos ago
5,556 Posts
|
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Tuesday 6/4/13 - 11:18:05 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 6/3/13 - 8:55:11 PM poisonparry wrote:
You all realize there are pedophiles in the world right? A child under the age of 16 is perfect prey. That's exactly why I say no to this question, and I think that it should be clear to others as well. |
Exactly why I would rather they travel on a plane than have to take other forms of transportation alone.
Of course its not ideal for them to travel alone ever, but sometimes there is no other way. Traveling is expensive. |
|
|
9 yrs ago - Wednesday 6/5/13 - 2:56:55 AM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 6/3/13 - 10:43:18 PM bookworm0812 wrote:
Exactly my point. |
Then your point is idiotic. The chances of a child being molested in a metal tube travelling at almost the speed of sound thousands of feet in the air are pretty much zero.
Unless you know something about Superman we don't.
In fact, as has already been stated, a child is far more likely to be molested by a family member or close family friend than by a stranger. |
|
|
9 yrs ago - Wednesday 6/5/13 - 3:01:22 AM EST (GMT-5)
On Monday 6/3/13 - 6:02:39 PM DaveW wrote:
I went off on a solo cycling holiday at 14. It was brilliant. Why deny kids that chance? |
Because today's parents are paranoid morons who wrap their kids in cotton wool, protecting them from dangers that are vanishingly small but instead exposing them to the very real dangers of obesity and diabetes as they spoil their children with junk food and video games in an effort to make up for keeping them prisoner for the first 18 years of their lives. |
|
ladiesfirst9
Female,
18-29
Canada
Joined: 11 yrs, 11 mos ago
4,248 Posts
|
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Wednesday 6/5/13 - 2:51:07 PM EST (GMT-5)
I don't think this question is as much about age as it is maturity.
|
|
|
9 yrs ago - Wednesday 6/5/13 - 3:09:55 PM EST (GMT-5)
On Wednesday 6/5/13 - 2:51:07 PM ladiesfirst9 wrote:
I don't think this question is as much about age as it is maturity. |
On Monday 6/3/13 - 9:14:44 PM Mat wrote:
I think they'd be fine on a plane journey where they're met at the other end. No problem. |
Exactly these.
My daughter started travelling on her own when she was 6. 4 our flights. We gave her things to color and a DVD Player, ect ect... she loved it.
She has since flown many more times and even has frequent flyer miles. |
|
|
9 yrs ago - Wednesday 6/5/13 - 3:10:27 PM EST (GMT-5)
*4 hour flights.
|
Share 
