08/11/2022
FYI TRAVELERS!✈️
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CEBU PACIFIC:
Unaccompanied Minors are “Children, whose age is authorized by the Carrier to travel alone, must be accompanied to the airport at the time of departure by an adult. Such adult must give satisfactory assurance to the Carrier that another adult will meet the child at the airport destination. Advance notice must be established to make the proper reservations and arrangements for the passenger. The Carrier may require satisfactory evidence establishing the child’s age.”
2.1.1 POLICY AND APPLICATION
A. Children of seven (7) to below fifteen (15) years of age on the date of travel are allowed to travel provided an Passenger Handling Form (PHF) Form is duly accomplished and minor is endorsed by parent/s or guardian at check-in.
Children less than seven (7) years old may only be accepted to travel if they are accompanied by at least an eighteen (18) year old.
B. Children who have reached their 15th may check-in unaccompanied on both domestic and international flights.
C. Date of Birth (DOB) must be clearly indicated in the Passenger Name Record (PNR).
D. UM passenger must be confirmed on all sectors of flight until destination.
E. For UM passenger traveling to/from Davao, the parent or guardian must secure the permit to travel from the City Social Services and Development Office (CSSDO) prior to commencement of journey. This is in compliance with the Davao City Ordinance no. 2491 of 1996 “Comprehensive Children and Family Support System in Davao City, otherwise known as Davao City Children’s Welfare Code as amended by City Ordinance no. 0292- 06/03005-00 Series of 2006. The permit to travel is required for UM passengers below fifteen (15) years old.
However, if the child is traveling with both or any of his/her parents, the permit is not necessary provided a valid document (e.g. birth certificate, valid ID) is presented to prove of the minor’s relation.
Requirements when securing the permit to travel from CSSDO:
1. Birth certificate of the minor (original and photocopy)
2. Barangay clearance issued by the Punong Barangay – stating that the barangay has knowledge of the travel plans of the minor
3. Written parental consent attested by the Punong Barangay (if no parents, consent shall be made by the grandparents or the eldest sibling)
4. Identification card of the minor (original and photocopy)
5. Identification card of the authorized person who will accompany the child in his travels (original and photocopy)
F. For Philippine born children, if they are to travel as UM on an international flight, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) travel clearance shall be required during check-in.
A travel clearance is a document issued by the DSWD to a Filipino child (below 18 years of age) traveling alone to a foreign country or with someone other than his/her parents or legal guardian. The permit states that: It is with full knowledge of the parents that the child is travelling out of the country.
Exemptions:
1. A minor traveling to a foreign country with either parent or with his or her solo parent or legal guardian.
2. A minor traveling abroad whose parents are in the Foreign Service or living abroad or are immigrants, provide he/she is holding a valid pass such as a dependents visa/pass/identification card or permanent resident visa/pass/identification card which serves as proof that he/she is living with parents abroad and their travel does not constitute child trafficking.
For other details pertaining to travel clearance, refer the guests to any DSWD field office.
