Unaccompanied minors

1. Unaccompanied Minors

A child, between the ages of five and eleven years of age inclusive i.e. not reached their 12th birthday, traveling without a parent or guardian. This also includes children travelling in a different class or cabin to their parent or guardian.

Children aged between 12 and under 16 years, may travel as a Young Person with YP status and escorted if requested by their parent or guardian. UM paperwork is not required.

Infants and children aged from 0 to 4 years inclusive cannot travel as an Unaccompanied Minor on a Nauru Airlines flight.

2. Booking Unaccompanied Minors

You must book the child as an Unaccompanied Minor at the time of booking the flight.

You must submit the Unaccompanied Minor form to Nauru Airlines reservations at least 72 hours before your departure.

To ensure the highest level of service is delivered to all guests, the maximum number of Unaccompanied Minors able to travel on any given flight is 8. No additional bookings for Unaccompanied Minors will be accepted after this maximum has been reached.

You will be asked to provide information about your child’s name, age, any special instructions (such as self-administered medications) and contact details for parents/guardians of the persons who will deliver and collect the child from points of departure and arrival.

A booking for an Unaccompanied Minor cannot be arranged where:

1. the flight itinerary includes connecting flights, an overnight stopover or the last flight of the day;
2. the flight itinerary includes a flight not operated by Nauru Airlines (even if it has an ON flight number).
3. your child is unable to consume food and beverages on their own, or attend the toilet on their own (including getting to and from the onboard toilet); or
4. your child carries or requires medication, unless your child can comply with the requirements in clause 6 below.

3. Fare and supervision fee

There is no extra fee for the unaccompanied minor. Of course, the applicable fare will need to be paid.

4. Unaccompanied Minor Form.

1. The Nauru Airlines Unaccompanied Minor form must be completed for each Unaccompanied Minor travelling, signed by the child’s parent/guardian and presented at check-in for each flight. The name and signature must match the details recorded in the booking. You can download the Unaccompanied Minor form at https://www.nauruair.com/travel-info/before-you-fly/special-requests/unaccompanied- minors
2. The Declaration section of the form must only be signed by the child's parent/legal guardian.
3. Personal information of the child and the person escorting the child at departure will be documented on the Unaccompanied Minor form, and therefore may be viewed by any person picking up the Unaccompanied Minor.

5. Passport, visa and other travel documents. 

The Unaccompanied Minor must hold his or her own valid passport and all country specific travel documents, including any visas or authorisation letters. The person making the booking on behalf of the Unaccompanied Minor should make enquiries sufficiently in advance of travel with the consulates or embassies of each country to check that all requirements are met. 

6. Children Travelling with Medication (including over-the-counter). 

Children travelling alone must be capable of self-administering their medication in order to travel. Nauru Airlines staff are not authorised to administer medication. Medication is defined as any medicine from a doctor or dentist (on prescription) and from a pharmacist or over-the-counter. Examples of over the counter medication includes Panadol, antihistamines, and hydro-cortisone creams/ointments. For children who travel with medication, you will need to ensure the following: 

1. make sure you notify Nauru Airlines at the time of booking;
2. advise Nauru Airlines of any allergies or any special requirements; and,
3. organise a letter from the child's doctor if your child needs to carry medication, which may include carrying an Adrenalin Auto Injector and Ventolin inhalers. The letter from the child's doctor must: 
   
   • be dated within two years of the date of travel; 
   • be written in English; 
   • confirm that the child is capable of identifying the need for the medication; and 
   • confirm that the child can self-administer it. 
    

7. Delivery and collection of minor.

 

1. The booking must include the name and contact details of the: 
   • person/s who is escorting the child at the departure airport.; and 
   • person/s who will meet the child at the arrival airport from our staff.
2. The person who will escort the child at the departing airport must be at least 16 years of age.
3. You must arrive at check-in no later than 2.5 hours before departure. The Parent/Guardian must provide acceptable photo ID to our staff at the time of delivery of the child. The Unaccompanied Minor will not be accepted for check-in if the photo ID is not provided at check-in.
4. The person escorting the child at the departing airport is required to remain at the airport until the flight has departed i.e. is in the air.
5. The person meeting the child at the arrival airport must provide acceptable photo ID to our staff at the time of collection. The Unaccompanied Minor will not be handed over unless acceptable photo ID of the collecting person/s is produced at time of collection.
6. If the Unaccompanied Minor is not met at the destination: 
   • Nauru Airlines may take whatever reasonable steps it considers necessary, which may mean returning the Unaccompanied Minor to the airport of departure; 
   • Nauru Airlines will take reasonable steps to notify the parent/guardian who signed the Unaccompanied Minor form of the steps taken; and 
   • The parent/guardian who signed the Unaccompanied Minor form is responsible and must pay Nauru Airlines on demand for any costs it has or may reasonably incur in taking any and all action due to them not being at the airport on arrival of the aircraft.
7. Acceptable forms of photo ID are a valid national passport, valid motor vehicle driver’s licence or other photo identification card issued by a national authority.
8. Everyone listed on the form must be contactable by our staff, using the contact details provided, for the entire time the child is unaccompanied.

8. Refusal of carriage. 

We reserve the right to refuse carriage where we are not satisfied that all requirements in this policy have been met. Without limiting the above, the Unaccompanied Minor may be required to show proof of age on request at check-in. A passport is suitable for identification for an Unaccompanied Minor and boarding will be refused if this is not provided. 
 

We request guardian at check-in also provide the completed Unaccompanied Minor form to Nauru Airlines staff at check-in.

The Unaccompanied Minor service is compulsory for children ages 5-11 (inclusive) traveling without an adult passenger who is at least 15 years old.

Children under 5 years of age cannot travel unless they are accompanied by an adult over the age of 15 years.

Important Note: The maximum number of UM’s travelling on any given flight is eight. 

Click here to download the Unaccompanied Minor form here 

Click here to download the Unaccompanied Minors policy here.