Ok, I read an article from my local paper when the story first came out, but saw no mention of Dollywood (it's there now). The way I imagined it, when one kid said they "just wanted to fly" I was thinking they meant fly to Nashville and back for the hell of it. In that case, there is a lot of planning that that kid should have learned about ahead of time.

Yes, it would be a bad idea to do it without parental consent at that age for those kids, but that's not WN's fault. What are they supposed to do, really? They fell within policy, and if there was something more crucial going on (family emergency in BNA) the ticketing agent would be in trouble for refusing to sell for no reason. Frankly, it's not really the ticketing agent's business to find out what they're doing, either. As for a lawsuit, for what? They received the transportation they paid for, and they didn't receive any special programs for being an unaccompanied minor - with the oldest at 15, it's not required by airline policy and I highly doubt there are any laws requiring a UM program for anyone, the only problem I see is if they paid for a UM program (which they didn't) and WN let them loose.

Oh, and a quick clarification: When I mentioned MOA, I meant that when I think of kids going to a shopping mall, I imagine that place over a smaller one. MOA is like a large airport terminal with less signage.