Children traveling alone - Copa Airlines

Children traveling alone

Copa Airlines counts with the attendant service that will guarantee that from the moment the minor arrives at the counter in the airport, the child will be attended by a passenger service agent until received at their final destination.

The following rules apply

  • Children under 5 years must be accompanied by a person of at least 18 years of age.
  • Children between 5 and 7 years only on direct flights or with intermediate stops, ie on flights where the child does not have to switch from one aircraft to another. Charges for the service apply.
  • Children between the ages of 8-14 for direct flights and connection flights on the same airline. Service charges apply.
  • We welcome young travelers between the ages of 15-17 on flights with the same airline or interline, as long as they have not been either registered or identified as minors with no accompanying adult. Service charges apply.
  • For the acceptance of a child, it is essential to verify their age.
  • A minor may not be the guardian of another minor, unless it is proved that is the father.
  • Please note that Copa Airlines will not be responsible for the contents of the minor's carry-on bags or for any items of value carried by the minor. Please also be aware that unaccompanied minors are not allowed to fly with pets, either in the passenger cabin or the baggage compartment. Copa Airlines recommends that the adult responsible for the minor obtain more information on both of these policies when making the reservation for the unaccompanied minor. 
  • Children should not travel with carry-on luggage that they cannot take care of. The piece of luggage should be included in the safety format.
  • All children under medical treatment must travel accompanied by an adult.
  • The unaccompanied minor service does not include service during the flight itself. The companion service starts at the check-in desk, includes the transfer of the minor through security and immigration for departure to the boarding gate and seating in the plane. The companion service does not include any service during the flight. Upon arrival at the final destination, the minor is accompanied by a liaison officer from the plane through immigration and customs, at which point the minor is handed over to the responsible adult.
  • The responsible adult must submit the request for the service for the minor without a companion to the airline at least 48 hours before travel or at the time of the reservation. The airline is not responsible for providing the special services required in the absence of a request under these provisions.
  • This service is not available if the minor's itinerary includes a flight that is the last flight of the day for that route. This applies unless the flight is the only flight that day.

Charges for service

On national flights charges do not apply.


If one or more minors from the same family travel without companions, only one charge is applied, corresponding to the charge for one minor only in accordance with the provisions of the following table. There is a charge for the service for each trip segment. On international flights the service charges are:


AgeFlightCharge
5 - 7
Direct
US $60
5 - 7
With connections
Not
allowed
8 - 14
Direct
US $60
8 - 14
With connections
US $90

 

Special information required at time of booking of the child

  • The name and relationship of the person that will lead the child to the airport.
  • The telephone number and residence address of such person.
  • The name and relationship of the person to receive the child.
  • The telephone number and residence and office address of such person.

Important information

When the child arrives at its destination, the person to receive the child must show documentation that identifies them as the person named on the form that is attached to the ticket holder of the child.

Immigration requirements for Panamanian minors or foreign minors residing in Panama

In addition to a valid passport, minors must carry their original birth certificate. This also applies to Panamanian minors who carry passports from other countries and foreign minors residing in the Republic of Panama.  In addition, minors must meet one of the following requirements to travel:

  • Be accompanied by his or her mother and father.
  • If accompanied by one parent, have the written consent of the other, duly certified by a notary public.
  • If accompanied by one parent, and in the case of the death of the other parent, a judge empowered to do so has authorized the death certificate of the absent parenty.
  • If accompanied by a third party, carry the written consent of both parents according to items #2 and #3 mentioned above.
  • If the minor is traveling alone, he or she must submit written permission from both parents, according to items #2 and #3 mentioned above.

Note: Underage children of foreign nonresidents are excluded from this provision.

 


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