woud you drop a 12y/o at the airport alone?

No .. not only is that careless, but kind of mean. I'd want to see my child off, and if I couldn't I would arrange a flight attendant or someone to keep an eye on her to make sure she got to the proper gates, and didn't miss her flight . Air ports can be confusing, even to someone like myself so you can imagine what it would be like to a 12 year old.

Sounds like her dad needs a smack to the back of his head.

What a terrible, mean and stupid thing to do to a 12 year old. I have been to the Denver airport many times and it is very confusing for me and I'm an adult. My 25 year old son got on the wrong train and drove back and forth for almost an hour before asking for help. If I was the mother I would insist that the father pay the additional money for an escort at the airport. He is very inconsiderate and I feel just horrible for your grand-daughter.

I was under the impression that some airlines have escorts up to age 14.

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I would only if the child was comfortable with it, and had been through the process before. And I would probably go with them to the security clearance, at the very least. I certainly wouldn't drop them off several hours early and just leave them there.

Airlines have a service that when you drop your child off, there is an attendant that takes charge of them and doesn't release them again until the proper parent/pick up person is identified. Suggest he use that service. A lot of things can happen from delayed flights, to flights that have to land in a different city and you have to change planes, etc.

Honestly, I think it really depends on the kid. I teach 6th grade, and am around many 12 year olds. Some of them would be fine, some of them would freak out. Also it would depend on how much they have flown and how familiar they are with that particulary airport.

However, in your situation, the dad should have asked the daughter how she felt, and been willing to take work off if needed. If she was hesitant at all, he should have been with her.

I've flown internationally by myself at that age. Made it through customs and everything sans adult. She sounds like she's smart enough to handle it. It's not like she's 5 or something. If she knows the drill, how to read a ticket, how to get through security... I can just see it not being a huge deal.

Not saying I would have done what he did, but I don't think it really harmed her either.

No, I wouldn't have just dropped her off and left. I would have gotten a pass to go through security with her and stayed with her until she boarded the plane.

Yes, that's pretty stupid, I agree with you.

That is pretty srupid.