Quick info needed on travelling w/non-related teen

[tallen429]

Looong story short...We are taking DS(16)'s BFF with us this trip. It was a late add on and we can't get him on the same return flight we are already booked on. We are able to book him on a flight within 1/2 hour of us (w/him leaving first to insure he's onboard) and his parents have given permission for him to wait in the baggage area of our home airport until we arrive.
Question is with MCO security being so stringent, will they let me, a non-parent, put him on the plane? He is old enough that UM status is not needed and the info on TSA and other sites is unclear.
I would hate to be IN the airport on the way home and have them give me a hassle about him boarding.

My DS has flown UM a million times so I know the drill on that, but like I said, we don't have to pay for UM because BFF is 16.

Can a teenager with a ticket just go through security without any verification from an adult??

 

[NotUrsula]

Sure, not an issue at all. If he has a license he should carry it for the sake of simplicity, but if he doesn't, all he needs to say is that he is under 18, because on domestic flights ID is not required if you are not 18 yet.

 

[mom2brooke76]

Are you both flying back out of MCO? If so, there should be no issue with you going through security or waiting with him at the gate.

My dd's father and I fly her back and forth between us on a regular basis (he's in Chicago, I'm in Alabama). None of us have the same last name, and there are lots of times where I fly up to get her and he and his wife bring her through security to meet me. I don't think they'll hassle you since he's a minor.

 

[DopeyDame]

I'm not sure what you mean by "put him on the plane"
Since your flights are close in time, it shouldn't be an issue for all of you to go through security at the same time - they won't care if you're together or not, you are all just going through on your own tickets to board your own plane. Once you get through security, of course there's nothing preventing you from going to his gate first and seeing him off. they won't allow you to do anything special, though, and obviously if his flight is delayed you'll still have to get on your flight when it's ready to depart.