9 year old sneaks onto flight to Vegas
Oct 6th 2013, 10:46 pm
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9 year old sneaks onto flight to Vegas
Didn't see this posted, so hopefully its not a double post.
Anyhow, a 9 year old kid managed to get past through security, and onto a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas, it was until the flight was in the air that the crew realized something was not right.
This is apparently not the first time this kid has caused issues at the airport, apparently the day before he took a bag from baggage claim, went to an airport restaurant, ordered meal, and then told the staff he needed to use the restroom, leaving the bag and never returning to pay.
His mom says she thought the kid was at a friends, and did report him missing once she realized he was not at a friends.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...ding-pass?lite
Anyhow, a 9 year old kid managed to get past through security, and onto a Delta flight from Minneapolis to Las Vegas, it was until the flight was in the air that the crew realized something was not right.
This is apparently not the first time this kid has caused issues at the airport, apparently the day before he took a bag from baggage claim, went to an airport restaurant, ordered meal, and then told the staff he needed to use the restroom, leaving the bag and never returning to pay.
His mom says she thought the kid was at a friends, and did report him missing once she realized he was not at a friends.
http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013...ding-pass?lite
Oct 7th 2013, 12:46 am
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Re: 9 year old sneaks onto flight to Vegas
It is much easier for kids to sneak on board as people assume they are with the adult next to them. Also you stop a kid and talk to them you have an irate parent in your face. So kids tend to get overlooked.
Oct 7th 2013, 3:37 am
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Re: 9 year old sneaks onto flight to Vegas
Back in the day, my dad ran away to Chicago as a kid, only for the cops to go grab him after a few days. He'd bunked at an aunts I think it was.
Oct 7th 2013, 4:53 pm
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Re: 9 year old sneaks onto flight to Vegas
Same way I get into the airline club lounges when I've got time to spare at an airport.
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Hogan said security footage showed the 9-year-old “waited until the person who was at the gate was busy, and that’s when he got on the plane.”
Oct 7th 2013, 8:31 pm
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Re: 9 year old sneaks onto flight to Vegas
I'm surprised there was a spare seat ! I've never flown to Vegas on a plane with spare seats.
How did he manage to find one of the few empty seats without having to stand around until all the passengers were seated and not look suspicious?
There are usually crew at the plane door welcoming you on board and looking, again, at your boarding pass.
How did he manage to find one of the few empty seats without having to stand around until all the passengers were seated and not look suspicious?
There are usually crew at the plane door welcoming you on board and looking, again, at your boarding pass.
Oct 7th 2013, 8:34 pm
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Re: 9 year old sneaks onto flight to Vegas
I'm surprised there was a spare seat ! I've never flown to Vegas on a plane with spare seats.
How did he manage to find one of the few empty seats without having to stand around until all the passengers were seated and not look suspicious?
There are usually crew at the plane door welcoming you on board and looking, again, at your boarding pass.
How did he manage to find one of the few empty seats without having to stand around until all the passengers were seated and not look suspicious?
There are usually crew at the plane door welcoming you on board and looking, again, at your boarding pass.
