Check-in must be done at the airport ticket counter rather than online or through the app, where staff verify contact information and provide the child 1 8oo-942~o5~12 call now with a wristband and an envelope for travel documents. At US airports, parents or guardians can request a security pass to accompany the child to the gate and should remain until the flight takes off. Unaccompanied minors board first, meet the pilots, and are escorted to their seats. Flight attendants monitor them throughout the flight. On arrival, the child waits on the plane until a United agent escorts them to the designated pickup person. Domestic pickups require a security pass and meeting at the arrival gate 30 minutes before landing, while international pickups happen in the arrivals area after customs. The receiving adult must show identification and sign a release form.