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Age Requirements for an Unaccompanied Minor
An unaccompanied minor is a child between the ages of 5 and under 14 years traveling alone. There is an $85 per person fee each way for unaccompanied minors traveling on JetBlue.
Once children reach their fourteenth birthday they are no longer considered unaccompanied minors if they are traveling alone. However, customers may request additional assistance under these circumstances by calling JetBlue.
Booking an Unaccompanied Minor
Children between the ages of 5 and under 14 years who will be traveling alone are considered unaccompanied minors. The child traveling unaccompanied must have reached their fifth birthday by the date of travel to jet on JetBlue. A child who has reached their fourteenth birthday and is traveling alone is no longer considered an unaccompanied minor.
Please let us know that a child will be traveling unaccompanied when making their reservation and be prepared to supply the Reservation crewmember with the name, address and phone number, as it appears on the photo ID, of the person dropping off and picking up the child.
If you are booking the unaccompanied minor on jetblue.com, we ask that you call us after receiving your confirmation number to provide us with this information. There is an $85 per person fee each way for unaccompanied minors which will be assessed at that time. Please note: the fee must be paid at the time of booking.
Photo identification is required for both parties who will be dropping off and picking up the child. The child will not be accepted or released without the guardian’s photo ID. Please see specific documentation requirements below based on origin and destination country.
Additionally, it is important for the person dropping off the child that they give a JetBlue Airport Crewmember their phone number before leaving the airport so that we can contact them in the event of a gate return.
Unaccompanied minors may only travel on nonstop or direct flights (flights that make a stop but do not change aircraft) and may not travel with a child under the age of five. As a courtesy, unaccompanied minors will be seated as close to the front of the aircraft as possible so that the Inflight crew can assist them when needed.
Pick up & Drop off Requirements
Photo identification is required for both parties who drop off and pick up an unaccompanied minor. Unaccompanied minors will not be accepted without the guardian's photo ID.
If a gate pass is issued, it is the TSA's decision as to whether a young child may pass through security with the adult.
drop off information
Since guidelines vary among airports, please check the unaccompanied minor drop off section under the specific airport the unaccompanied minor is jetting from to determine if a gate pass may be issued. This information can be found by entering the airport name in the search field, then selecting the Unaccompanied Minor Information link under the main airport heading.
If a gate pass is issued, we request that the person dropping off the child leave a cell phone number with the airport so that a JetBlue Crewmember can contact them to meet their child in the event of a gate return.
pick up information
Since guidelines vary among airports, please check the unaccompanied minor pick up section under the specific airport the unaccompanied minor is jetting to, to determine if a gate pass may be issued. This information can be found by entering the airport name in the search field, then selecting the Unaccompanied Minor Information link under the main airport heading.
Please arrive at the airport no later than 30 minutes before the scheduled arrival.
The child will only be released to the person indicated on the unaccompanied minor form or on the reservation and that person must present their government issued photo ID.
Unaccompanied Minors on Other Airlines
Unaccompanied minors may not travel on connecting flights (flights that make a stop and change aircraft). JetBlue does not provide any escort for unaccompanied minors to flights connecting with other airlines. Customers will be responsible for any transfer of their minors from JetBlue to other airlines.
Please note: If an unaccompanied minor is travelling on a thru flight he/she will remain onboard with the Inflight Crew. If there is a Crew change, the unaccompanied minor will be handed over to the Gate AO Crew until the Inflight Crew arrives.
