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So basically i live in surrey UK ENGLAND. my nearest airport is london gatwick / heathrow i am 15 and my mum has agreed for me to go to USA on my own, she'll pay the fees. but my relatives live in COLUMBUS OHIO. and i need a direct flight (non-stop-) because i'm under the age and obviously you need to pay for an escort is it? someone that comes on with you but not much. I know there's no non-stop flight to columbus but is there anywhere nearer that does non-stop from london gatwick /heathrow ? Please help!(: If there is just name a state/near there or something. To help you know if it is non-stop check virgin alantic / british airways. http://www.britishairways.com/ http://www.virgin-atlantic.com/en/gb/index.jsp
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since you are a teen your Mom should contact your relatives and have one or more of them pick you up at the airport , if they send a driver to pick you up this person should have a card board large enough for you to see with your name printed on it , it all depends how far these people live from the airport ,they should be the ones responsible for you , don't start wondering about on your own . Your travel agent should also be the one to make sure that your trip will be smooth and could make arrangements from the UK with a Taxi or bus company ,I have seen many times the drivers holding a sign with the person's name on it I find it safe and reassuring .
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The closest airport with a nonstop flight from the UK is Detroit, Michigan which is about 200 miles north of Columbus or about a 3.5 hr trip by road. British Airways and Virgin Atlantic don't fly to Detroit the only airline that does is Delta, one flight a day. It leaves London Heathrow (LHR) at 9:10am and arrives Detroit at 1:30pm, returning the flight leaves Detroit at 6:50pm and arrives LHR at 7:40am (next morning. You can book tickets thru their website, go to: http://www.delta.com
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Lisa is absolutely correct, but I would think that a 15 year old could easily change planes in Detroit to catch a flight to Columbus. All you have to do once you exit the UK to Detroit flight is go to the nearest Departure Board (a huge TV screen listing all the inbound and outbound flight cities flight nos., times and gate nos.) There are many departure boards in the airport. Once you get the gate no., simply follow the million signs to your gate. Just don't book a real short layover, say, less than 90 minutes, to be safe. If you have too short of a layover and your UK-Detroit flight is late, you may not have enough time to catch your Columbus flight. Worst case, you may have a 30 minute walk to the gate, but you don;t want to cut it that close. You can also get a map of the Detroit airport on line.
