The phrase “unaccompanied minor” conjures a very specific fantasy for parents of little children, one that has been shaped by canny advertising pros who know which buttons to push. In a typical television commercial, a cute young girl is led by the hand of an attractive flight attendant. They walk through a busy airport, onto an airplane, and all the way to a big-person seat. Clicked into a seatbelt, the girl is smiling, eager. She is then soaring through the clouds to another airport and finally delivered, safe and secure, to a pair of appreciative, doting grandparents. Happy day! Read the rest in Phi Kappa Phi’s Forum magazine.
Ben Skinner Flying Solo
