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Flights, Airlines and Airports => Flights to Dalaman and Turkey, Airlines and Airports => Topic started by: nichola on July 03, 2013, 09:59:22 AM

Title: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: nichola on July 03, 2013, 09:59:22 AM

Does anyone know if there is a procedure or what paperwork/documents if any are required when flying with a child that is not yours? Parental permission granted btw!

Title: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: Lotty on July 03, 2013, 11:05:01 AM

I travelled to the states with my son-in-law's young 11 year old daughter (from first marriage) my daughter and he live there. He wrote a letter showing our relationship and his permission for me to have taken her, his and her mum's contact details etc etc. I carried this with our passports. We had no trouble and they are hot on passport control there too! They didn't ask for anything.

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: bewva on July 03, 2013, 12:40:36 PM

We took a family friend last month with us. We had a letter from parents granting permission but were never asked for anything.

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: nichola on July 03, 2013, 12:44:18 PM

Thank you that is helpful   :)

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: Bluwise on July 03, 2013, 13:11:53 PM

We've taken our grandaughter away a number of times from her being 3 yrs old - never been asked for anything.  Only travelled in EU though (ie UK to Spain/Balearics)

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: milorni on July 03, 2013, 13:49:59 PM

We took one of Niamh's friends with us last year and I took a letter with me from her parents giving permission and wasn't asked for it.

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: puma on July 03, 2013, 15:41:23 PM

same here,we took our 3 grandkids away in june and their father wrote us a letter. but we was not asked for it, but we took it just in case
(http://s8.postimg.org/bzssdi8wx/S73_F0979.jpg)[/

ps 
we are white grandparents so we were a bit more worried if we got pulled     :)
and thought they had been kidnapped by us :-\ (http://postimg.org/image/bzssdi8wx/)

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: nichola on July 03, 2013, 16:11:51 PM

and they are well cute too; what grandparents wouldn't want to kidnap them   :)

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: GlennB on July 03, 2013, 17:21:21 PM

We brought my daughters friend with us last year, came out no problem, back from Dalaman, it was not until we were going through passport control at Gatwick on the way in to the UK that any one queried her, short explanation and we were through, shows that some of them pay attention.

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: puma on July 03, 2013, 21:46:24 PM

thanks nichola we needed a rest when we got back

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: nichola on July 03, 2013, 22:14:18 PM

I bet, they look like a lively trio all bursting with energy   :)

Title: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: Lotty on July 04, 2013, 00:46:41 AM

Well I saw them in the Meeting Point and actually remarked to M how very well behaved they were. They ate their meals happily and chattily, and later when introduced to some people you knew, they were adoringly polite yet still in a lovely childlike manner aahh. . . You must be so proud!

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: SuzzPuss on July 04, 2013, 01:01:15 AM

Oi!  What are you doing up so late?!   ;D

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: amanda bullock on July 04, 2013, 13:24:57 PM

Hi Nichola,when we brought James s friend Tom out a couple of years ago.we didn t know any of this and so had no letter.we were ok apparently kidnapping him to take out of the country but when we tried to return him we were questioned at Manchester airport.lol

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: nichola on July 04, 2013, 13:51:32 PM

I found this on the internet after posting on here but it certainly seems from everyone's experience that in reality it is a fairly easy to leave the country with someone else's child.

I wonder if it would be as easy if the tickets were one way out of the UK. Does anyone have this experience?

http://www.lawdepot.co.uk/contracts/travel-consent-uk/?loc=GB

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: karaokemark on July 04, 2013, 18:35:11 PM

Quote from: puma on July 03, 2013, 15:41:23 PM

same here,we took our 3 grandkids away in june and their father wrote us a letter. but we was not asked for it, but we took it just in case
(http://s8.postimg.org/bzssdi8wx/S73_F0979.jpg)[/

ps 
we are white grandparents so we were a bit more worried if we got pulled      :)
and thought they had been kidnapped by us :-\
 (http://postimg.org/image/bzssdi8wx/)

what beautiful smiles

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: puma on July 05, 2013, 00:09:56 AM

thanks lotty .fancy you remembering them, they are polite kiddies,but do have there squabbles,but i am proud of them
k/mark thanks

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: pookie on July 05, 2013, 11:17:40 AM

Just to add to other comments, over the years we travelled regularly with Lottie's friends - always carried a letter just in case we were asked any questions, but never once stopped.     

Title: Re: Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?
Post by: nichola on July 07, 2013, 09:29:46 AM

Thanks for all the replies   :)