Unaccompanied Minors (UM)

Children 8-11 years of age who are travelling alone.

Condition for Acceptance

Applicable to Philippine Airlines’ (PAL) Domestic and (PAL) International flights and PAL Express’ (PALex) Domestic flights.
For International travel, Philippine Passport holders must secure an “authority to travel” clearance from the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

For information or inquiries about Young Passenger Traveling Alone (YPTA) or Unaccompanied Minors (UMNR), you may contact DSWD through:

Official email: supportrofs@dswd.gov.ph
Hotlines: +639563416918 or +639615207192

Note: Foreign/Non-Philippine passport holders must check with their respective embassies for any applicable “exit clearance” requirement.
For Domestic travel where children/minors are travelling to and from Davao, pursuant to City Ordinance No. 2491, otherwise known as the Davao City Children’s Welfare Code, it provides that the minors are not allowed to travel alone to and from Davao City without valid reason or without clearance issued by the Punong Barangay or permit to travel certification coming from the City Social Services and Development Office, City of Davao.
The parent or guardian of the Unaccompanied Minor (UM) shall be required to accomplish the Unaccompanied Minor handling advice form. Click here to download the UM Form
The Unaccompanied Minors must be accompanied to the airport of departure and to be met at stopover point and on arrival by the persons indicated in the Unaccompanied Minor (UM) Form.
An Unaccompanied Minor badge shall be provided in the airport of departure for proper identification together with a special Unaccompanied Minor envelope containing all related travel documents.
Passenger shall be charged 100% of the fare.
Unaccompanied Minor Service Fee (UMSF) shall be assessed on a per sector basis and shall be paid upon issuance of the ticket.
For partially used tickets where child’s fare was originally assessed, tickets will be reissued to reflect the full fare of the remaining coupons. Additional fare/taxes will be collected on top of the Unaccompanied Minor Service Fee (UMSF).
Unaccompanied Minor Service Fee (UMSF) is refundable for the following cases:

a. Passenger does not want to push thru with the flight
b. An accompanying adult is available
c. Passenger rebooks flight and turns 12 years of age on the new flight date
d.Flight disruptions/cancellations

Note: Standard Refund policy applies

Unaccompanied Minor Service Fee (UMSF)

COUNTRY	UM SERVICE FEE
BETWEEN MANILA AND USA/CANADA/LONDON	USD 100
BETWEEN PHILIPPINES AND ASIA/GUAM/PORT MORESBY	USD 50
BETWEEN PHILIPPINES AND UAE/QATAR/SAUDI ARABIA/KUWAIT	USD 75
BETWEEN PHILIPPINES AND AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND	USD 70
WHOLLY DOMESTIC PHILIPPINES	PHP 500
LOCAL CURRENCY EQUIVALENT
AUSTRALIA	AUD 90
CANADA	CAD 100
CHINA	CNY 350
HONG KONG	HKD 400
INDONESIA	IDR 685000
JAPAN	JPY 6000
KOREA	KRW 65000
LONDON	GBP 70
MACAU	MOP 400
MALAYSIA	MYR 226
NEW ZEALAND	NZD 100
PAPUA NEW GUINEA	PGK 165
SAUDI ARABIA	SAR 370
SINGAPORE	SGD 75
TAIWAN	TWD 1700
THAILAND	THB 1900
UAE	AED 370
QATAR	QAR 370
KUWAIT	KWI 30
USA	USD 100
VIETNAM	USD 50