Broken homes, take note, starting February 17th, Continental is raising the unaccompanied minor fee to $150 round trip, or $75 each way, up from $50 one way. Tipster Barbara, who is sending two of her kids to visit family this weekend, writes that it’s, “almost cheaper for me to fly with them than to send them as unaccompanied minors!”

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