Manchester boy, 11, runs away and sneaks on flight to Rome

[icarus]

An 11-year-old boy boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without a passport, tickets or boarding pass.

The boy got through a security screen by mingling with families going through Terminal 1 on Tuesday afternoon.

He was discovered while the Jet2 plane was in mid-air after passengers became suspicious.

A Manchester Airport spokesman said a number of airline staff had been suspended. The transport secretary said it was "incredibly concerning".

While it is a pretty sad state of affairs at the airport, the kid deserves kudos for his efforts! It's like something out of Home Alone 2.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england...ester-18979032

[4X4]

The boy has great taste in cities to run away to.

[SeeBass]

Going to Winnipeg

[Notorious Honey Badger]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

Going to Winnipeg

always the damn joke that flight attendants use. this time tho on my flight out to vegas they joked 'welcome to flight 1404 to regina

about damn time.

[cam_wmh]

Balotelli?

[First Lady]

They didn't do a head count ?? I thought that had been standard practice for all airlines for some time now.

[Conman57]

He knew that Manchester isn't winning any championships in the near future. xD

[Schultzie]

Haha, that's awesome! Go kid, go!

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by Notorious Honey Badger

always the damn joke that flight attendants use. this time tho on my flight out to vegas they joked 'welcome to flight 1404 to regina

about damn time.

My flight to Edmonton from Ottawa on Sunday used Vancouver as the misdirected destination.

[Regular_John]

Originally Posted by First Lady

They didn't do a head count ?? I thought that had been standard practice for all airlines for some time now.

Hundreds (if not thousands) of flights all over the world every day, bound to be some one who slips through the cracks once in a while.

A few years ago I was on a flight to Winnipeg (going to Winnipeg!) and shortly after boarding there was some announcement to the effects of "Welcome to flight XXX with service to Winnipeg, we're just prepping the blah blah... and we'll be on our way".

As soon as they said Winnipeg the guy next me to perked up "Wait.. did she say Winnipeg?"
Me: "Uhh yeah"
Guy: "This plane isn't going to Montreal?"
Me: "Not that I know of..."

A flight attendent was walking by and the guy asked "Is this plane going to Montreal?"

Attendent: "No, this is Winnipeg... are you suppose to be on a Montreal flight?"

The guy quickly got up and exited the plane (door was still open) at this point, I have no idea how he managed to get onto the wrong flight with the standard "Show your ID, scan the ticket, check the ticket again etc" but he made it all the way to a seat on the plane before catching the announcement.

Tl:dr; stuff happens.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by jaydorn

Hundreds (if not thousands) of flights all over the world every day, bound to be some one who slips through the cracks once in a while.

A few years ago I was on a flight to Winnipeg (going to Winnipeg!) and shortly after boarding there was some announcement to the effects of "Welcome to flight XXX with service to Winnipeg, we're just prepping the blah blah... and we'll be on our way".

As soon as they said Winnipeg the guy next me to perked up "Wait.. did she say Winnipeg?"
Me: "Uhh yeah"
Guy: "This plane isn't going to Montreal?"
Me: "Not that I know of..."

A flight attendent was walking by and the guy asked "Is this plane going to Montreal?"

Attendent: "No, this is Winnipeg... are you suppose to be on a Montreal flight?"

The guy quickly got up and exited the plane (door was still open) at this point, I have no idea how he managed to get onto the wrong flight with the standard "Show your ID, scan the ticket, check the ticket again etc" but he made it all the way to a seat on the plane before catching the announcement.

Tl:dr; stuff happens.

Was it this guy?