Caribbean Airlines: Children Flying Alone

Who can travel alone?

Children aged 5 -11 years old may travel alone on flights operated by Caribbean Airlines, providing there is a pre-arranged Unaccompanied Minors service in place. The Unaccompanied Minors service is optional for children travelling alone between the ages of 12-15.

Who must be accompanied?

Children less than 5 years of age must be accompanied by someone aged 16 or older. Children aged 5 - 11 will be accepted for travel providing there is a pre-arranged Unaccompanied Minors service in place or they are accompanied by a passenger aged 16 or above.

Special Requirements for entry into Barbados

Unaccompanied children under the age of 16 visiting Barbados require a notarised letter from their parents or legal guardian stating that permission has been given for the minor to stay with a host whose full name, address and telephone number must be included in the letter. Please note that no male other than the father is allowed to receive a minor; he must produce paternal proof. In addition, a female occupant of the house is required to meet the child(ren). Children aged 16-18 travelling unaccompanied must have the full name and address of their hostess; a letter is not required. By order of Barbados Immigration and Passport Department letter ref 173 dated 9th May 2008.

Booking Procedure

UM service must be requested at the same time the child’s flight is booked by the parent/guardian when calling Reservations or your travel agent. The following conditions must also be met in order to process the UM request:

“Unaccompanied Minor Declaration" form No. 333 completed and signed in triplicate
Children must possess all the relevant travel documents (valid passport, entry visas) prior to flight departure
The necessary customs and immigration forms must be completed prior to the child’s flight departure

Additional Information

Advance Seat Selection for UM requests - we aim to pre-seat our UMs in the forward section of the cabin.
Special dietary needs may also be available on your service.
UMs will only be accepted for onward travel providing they are holding confirmed reservations and ticket on the other carrier. At this time, transfer of UMs at JFK is limited to American Airlines, British Airlines and United Airlines.
Due to safety reasons, a limited number of UMs can be accepted per flight.

Service Charge

A charge of US$100.00 is applied for each child, on a direct continuous one-way travel. Unaccompanied Minor Fee is non-refundable and is not applicable to travel between Trinidad and Tobago. Child discount does not apply to bookings for Unaccompanied Minors.