Managing expectations when kids fly solo

Washington

WHEN Tim Leffel was looking for the best way to get his 12-year-old daughter, Alina, from Tampa to her grandmother's home in Virginia earlier this year, he was astounded by the fees that airlines were charging to put an unaccompanied minor on board.

When he found out that United Airlines was going to charge him US$150 each way just to take his daughter, Mr Leffel, author of Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune, changed his approach. For roughly US$240, he bought two tickets on the discount carrier, Allegiant Travel