Cape Air Children Flying Alone Policy
Cape Air’s unaccompanied minor service allows children in certain circumstances to travel alone on Cape Air flights.

Unaccompanied minors are children five (5) through eleven (11) years of age
who are traveling alone or not accompanied on the same flight by a passenger at
least the age of a “Young Traveler” as defined within that section.
Unaccompanied minors will be accepted for transportation as follows:
Age
- Minors under the age of five (5) are not accepted for travel unaccompanied.
- Minors age five (5) through eleven (11) years will be accepted for online
travel for non-stop itineraries as unaccompanied minors on Cape Air (9K)
marketed flights. Parents or guardians may request a person twelve (12) years of
age or older to be escorted as if he or she was an unaccompanied minor for
travel on online, non-stop itineraries on Cape Air (9K) marketed flights.
- For travel on United Express (UA*) marketed flights operated by Cape Air,
minors age five (5) through fifteen (15) are required to travel as unaccompanied
minors.
Service Charge and Fares
There is no additional service charge or escort fee for unaccompanied minors
traveling on Cape Air marketed (9K) flights. A service charge is applicable for
unaccompanied minors traveling on United Express (UA*) marketed flights operated
by Cape Air.
Connecting and Interline Itineraries
Unaccompanied minors are not accepted for interline connecting itineraries,
including to/from codeshare partners. For travel on Cape Air operated as “United
Express”, unaccompanied minors are only accepted for travel on non-stop flights.
Positive Identification of Person Meeting UM and Airport Process
The unaccompanied minor must be brought to the airport by a parent, guardian or
responsible adult who must furnish Cape Air with name, address and phone number
of the parent, guardian or responsible adult who will meet the unaccompanied
minor upon deplaning at the minor’s destination. This information will be
recorded on the “UM Form.” We recommend checking-in early to ensure there is
adequate time to complete the required paperwork. The parent, guardian or
responsible adult must stay with the UM until the flight departs. The parent,
guardian or responsible adult, who was previously named and furnished to Cape
Air, must show proper identification in order for the unaccompanied minor to be
released into his or her custody at the final destination.
Flight Cancellations and Diversions
In the event of flight cancellation, diversion, substantial delay or other
irregularity within the Cape Air route system, the agent in charge, Captain or
flight attendant will retain custody of the unaccompanied minor until that
custody is transferred to a Cape Air agent or the parent guardian or responsible
adult named on the UM Form.
In the event of a flight diversion to an airport not staffed by Cape Air
personnel, Cape Air will make every effort to contact the parent, guardian or
responsible adult identified on the UM Form to coordinate agreeable and suitable
arrangements. The Captain or flight attendant will retain custody of the
unaccompanied minor until such arrangements are coordinated. Cape Air will bear
all reasonable costs associated in this instance to ensure the safety of the
unaccompanied minor.
Responsibility of Cape Air
Cape Air assumes no responsibilities for unaccompanied minors beyond those
applicable to an adult customer.
For further information on Children Flying Alone Policy, please contact Cape Air
Customer Care Team at 508-619-9189 directly or email at careteam@capeair.com.
Alternatively, you can contact your local air ticketing agent.
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