My son, now 18 has flown to Orlando alone since he was 14. We had to pay an extra fee to have him escorted by flight attendants. There is no excuse for this. When he arrives to his destination they check the ID’s of his his grammie and pappie. They were very strict about it. This is SouthWest btw.
Same here with my kids (12 and 10) on USA3000 to Ft. Myers to see their grandparents. I pay a surcharge and an attendant keeps an eye on them and walks them off the plane to an me/grandparents.