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Kenneth A Edelstein ,
Airline Emergency
Services
Procedure for Airline
Boarding Letter of Permission signed by non-flying spouse
I am frequently
called upon to provide Emergency
Airline Notarization for “One Parent – Minor Child” boarding denial
situations. Many airlines require the notarized permission of the child’s
other parent for you to board the plane. This requirement is to help
protect the child from “kidnapping” by a parent or other individual. Keep
in mind that the airline is protecting the child; and themselves from a
lawsuit.
You need a Notarized Statement from the
Non-Flying parent giving permission for you to take the minor child on the
plane. Often, the requirement for this document was not communicated when
the trip was booked, as in electronic ticket purchase at a web site.
Whatever the reason, you now need a very fast and experienced notary
public to get you and the child on the plane.
If
the flight leaves in 10 minutes, little can be done. However, if there are
two or so hours prior to take off, there is a good chance that you and the
child will be able to board the plane. Follow these instructions very
carefully.
First, speak to the person at the
ticket counter, the one who asked you for the Notarized statement. Tell
them you can have a Verifiable, Website and 123notary.com listed
professional notary public FAX the required notarized document directly
to the ticket counter or “back office”. The notary will also send the
original signed and embossed statement via regular mail to the airline.
YOU will need to obtain the Fax machine number, Airline Mailing Address,
and the phone number and name of the person at the ticket counter. Unless
the person at the flight counter is willing to accept a fax (most do as I
am a verifiable professional notary); the other spouse, after getting the
document notarized will have to proceed to the ticket counter. Confirm
that the sample statement, available with a click - below is acceptable to the
airline.
Next, contact the other spouse. Explain
the situation. They will have to (if very late) take a taxi to the notary’s location in
Manhattan, WITH their driver’s
license or passport as identification. Also required
will be the name of the child and the flight information and
destination.
When the non-flying spouse/guardian
arrives at the notary location, a Non Flying Spouse / Guardian
Permission Affidavit for Minor Child to Travel is completed. The
Non Flying person will be required to provide a copy of their positive
Photo ID. The Notary will then notarize the form; then fax the form
to the Airline fax number provided to the notary. Lastly, the notary mails
the original signed form to the address provided to the notary for
delivery to the airline by regular mail. Everything
prior to the words “State of
New
York” must be completely
filled in (if you printed out the form) or ALL the
information made available to the notary in writing.
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