A lone Florida teenager, scheduled to fly from Tampa to Cleveland, mistakenly boarded a Frontier Airlines flight to Puerto Rico, as both flights shared the same gate.
The mix-up, the teenager’s first solo flight, caused distress due to flight anxiety.
The airline issued apologies, and the teen was promptly flown back to Tampa, eventually reaching Cleveland the next day.
The incident parallels a recent case involving a 6-year-old on the wrong Spirit Airlines flight.
Frontier, lacking an unaccompanied minor program, permits solo travel for those over 15.
Airlines generally allow unaccompanied minors on domestic flights at age 15 without specific procedures, according to the US Department of Transportation.
