Delta Airlines requires all children ages 5 to 14 traveling alone to be booked as unaccompanied mino

Delta Airlines requires all children ages 5 to 14 traveling alone to be booked as unaccompanied minors which entails paying an extra fee to ensure that the child is escorted by an airline representative from boarding to landing.  These tickets cannot be booked online.
A parent or designated accompanying adult must take the unaccompanied minor to the departure gate and remain until the flight has left the ground. eagles hotel california mp3  The pickup person at the destination must obtain a gate pass to pick up the unaccompanied minor at the gate.  These adults must be pre-registered with the airline.
Because of tight security eagles hotel california mp3 at Reagan eagles hotel california mp3 National Airport (DCA )in Washington, DC the Delta agents were not able to issue me a gate pass to get through security and meet my daughter at the arrival gate.  Per the program rules, they instructed me to call the airline to get added to the record as the responsible adult.
It felt a bit ridiculous to be standing at the Delta counter as I called the airline on my cell phone, and then waited on hold for thirty minutes.  But rules are rules; and the rules state that changes in Designated Adult assigned to pick up minor can only be made by calling 800-221-1212; changes cannot be made at the airport.