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Two conversations with Continental, one Sunday evening with a supervisor at Logan Airport, one Monday afternoon with a corporate customer relations representative:

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http://www.gadling.com/2009/06/15/continental-airlines-flies-ten-year-old-girl-on-her-own-to-the-w/

(Link forwarded to me by my father in law.) http://www.woio.com/global/story.asp?s=10534794

Here’s the initial response I got from the FAA:

http://consumerist.com/5290598/continental-puts-10+year+old-child-on-the-wrong-plane

I just sent this to the FAA safety hotline.  They claim that submissions to the hotline are reviewed daily and I should hear back within three business days.  We’ll see.