Hearing your voice can have a very soothing effect. If your child has never flown , prepare him for what will happen. Talk about the change in air pressure, temperature, seat-belt signs. Dress your child in casual clothes that are easy to manage in a tiny airplane bathroom. Make sure your child carries some cash for snacks, phones, movies, etc.
Some airlines offer in-flight movies, but require passengers to pay to get headsets to listen.
This immediately brought up all the old stuff. The only help she got, Abbott says, was from US Airways Cargo. John Cotton, with US Airways Cargo, did his own computer checking, and 15 minutes later, called Abbott back and told her that Jordan was booked on a 4 p.m. flight out of Pittsburgh. Then Abbott remembered the airport's Kidsport. Airline agents soon found him there, still waiting for his escort.