Comments on: minors travelling alone

By: auee

auee — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:56:00 +0000

hi Carol, hmm that’s a good point, baka nga. I told our auntie to ask her sister to check, just in case they can get part of their money back.

By: carol

carol — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:51:00 +0000

The airline people might not have made it clear but bulk of the P3,000 fee may have been for rebooking, and not for “babysitting.” My sister in law and her husband missed a Cebu Pacific flight and they had to pay P2,100 to get on the next one.

By: auee

auee — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:30:00 +0000

hi sexymom… I didn’t realise CPA has a bad record.

hi Christianne… Yun nga I’m sure they could get at least 2000 Php back.

By: Christianne

Christianne — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:58:00 +0000

I would trust an 11-year-old to travel alone.. but I wouldn’t let him /her take care of a 5-year-old for an entire flight. Pero baka talagang responsible siya kaya may tiwala ang elders niya sa kanya?

It’s incredible that they ended up being charged P3,000! Hindi ba dapat part yun ng service ng airline? It’s not like they have to hire additional crew for that flight just to take care of the kids.

By: SexyMom

SexyMom — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:15:00 +0000

i have heard of a lot of “not so nice” stories about Cebu Pacific. now, that isn’t a surprise anymore. if i were a parent who would like my minor kids to fly unaccompanied, i would not choose CP, in their current state of perceived inefficiency.

By: auee

auee — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 07:32:00 +0000

hi Jo… I agree with you, just letting your kids go to school alone for the first time builds up their confidence.

hi chateau… I don’t mind paying as long as it’s fair. What really amazed me was the fact that CPA charged them 3 times.

hi febeth… I think that’s really the case, isn’t it. They have no concrete policy that’s why their provincial officers charged the family eventhough the kids didn’t fly because of CPA’s fault.

hi lady cess… Ako willing naman, I just need to gauge if my kid is ready & able.

By: lady cess

lady cess — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 01:11:00 +0000

may nabasa na akong istorya na nangyayari nga ito, minors being allowed to travel by plane alone. ako, di ko siguro kakayanin, but that’s just me

By: febeth

febeth — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:13:00 +0000

Cebu Pacific has a very “loose” policy for everything. You ask them and they give you different answers.

I had a terrible experience with them last time when I booked my flight online.

By: chateau

chateau — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 04:42:00 +0000

I will have to ask my flying sisters on the additional fee.. I’ll get back to you on that.
They have told me though that in their airline, YPTAs (young passenger traveling alone) are taken care of by cabin crew, and given special assistance throughout the flight. Upon landing at the destination, the YPTA is endorsed to the ground crew which ensures he is accompanied also thru immigration, baggage claiming, and up until the YPTA is turned over to his relatives/sundo. But then, theirs is an award-winning airline, so talagang maganda ang customer service. Sulit naman if ever they charge additional fees for YPTAs… unlike ang ating local airlines… ay naku! So backward talaga!

By: JO

JO — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 01:24:00 +0000

Usually if kids are travelling alone, their plane tickets would come out to be more expensive. Plus you cannot buy your tickets online, you need to book it with a travel agent or directly to the airline's reservation office.

I've seen a 10 year old girl travelling by herself. And she said she liked travelling alone and she's done it a lot of times already. I think it build up their confidence.

I was planning to send my 10 year old son to his cousin in NY this summer, but he wasn't ready to fly alone. So I didn't push it. Though I am not 100% comfortable with the idea, but how else will he learn to be on his own?