Continental Airlines flies ten year old girl to the wrong airport {Gadling}

Jun 17th 2009 8:09PM I saw a quote from a parent of one of the children about the gross incompetence of the airline, but i can't help but question the priorities of someone who would put their 8 or 10 yr old child on a plane unaccompanied. I don't know the whole story, nor does any poster here, but i feel another "everything is at fault but the parents" public outrage coming on, which, as usual, will be absurd. The world is nowhere near as scary as only the news has the "courage" to report on, nor is it lollipops and roses as far as the eye can see. The parents will likely sue, the airline will likey end up settling for an undisclosed amount, AIG will go further into the red as they will likely have to pay the claim, and a new liability clause will likely be written into the disclaimers for such transactions. No problems will be solved, except that hopefully the number of people who recognize this as a chance at a class action payout will be matched by the number of folks who decide that maybe dumping their kids off at the airport alone isn't the most responsible option.