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07-30-2012, 06:29 AM
AN 11-year-old boy took an international flight without a ticket, passport or boarding pass. Liam Corcoran was able to evade five security checks for the 2414km flight from (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?saddr=Manchester+Airport,+Manchester,+United+Kingdom&daddr=Rome+Fiumicino+Airport&hl=en&sll=53.350412,-2.283907&sspn=0.077158,0.222988&geocode=FcgtLgMdWE7d_yHgpeTlR4ILiynFk9jfwFJ6SDHgpeTlR4ILiw%3BFdzNfQIdawm7ACFO1mm6yB1W7CkbrNctdfolEzFO1mm6yB1W7A&mra=ls&t=m&z=5)
He boarded the Jet2.com flight LS791 yesterday. He was on his own, the [/URL]
The boy was only noticed when concerned passengers managed to get a message through to the cabin crew. He reached Rome but had to remain on board the plane until it flew back to Manchester.
"This extremely serious matter is now being urgently investigated by officials from the airport and airline. It is clear that documentation has not been checked correctly at security and the boarding gate," a Manchester Airport spokesman told the paper.
"The boy went through full security screening so the safety of passengers and the aircraft was never compromised. We are now making preparations to ensure that his return to the UK is handled sensitively to avoid any distress."
Five Jet2.com staff members have been suspended, An accurate head count was not made of passengers on board the flight.
The boy had run away from his mother while they were shopping at Wythenshawe Civic Centre and managed to get to the airport, the newspaper reported.
"It was understood that Liam had followed a family when he got to the packed terminal 1, and that security staff scanned him but failed to realise he was on his own and had no boarding card," the report stated.
"He then went to one of the gates where passengers were boarding Jet2.com flight LS791 to Rome, and managed to get past a security check without showing a passport or boarding card."
The boy was met by his mother when he returned to Manchester Airport. She had been contacted after the plane reached Rome and Liam had revealed who he was.
[url]http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/boy-11-evades-security-to-fly-to-rome-without-ticket-or-passport/story-fnd134gw-1226435073780 (http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1584312_runaway-boy-11-jets-to-rome-alone-after-slipping-through-security-at-manchester-airport)
He boarded the Jet2.com flight LS791 yesterday. He was on his own, the [/URL]
The boy was only noticed when concerned passengers managed to get a message through to the cabin crew. He reached Rome but had to remain on board the plane until it flew back to Manchester.
"This extremely serious matter is now being urgently investigated by officials from the airport and airline. It is clear that documentation has not been checked correctly at security and the boarding gate," a Manchester Airport spokesman told the paper.
"The boy went through full security screening so the safety of passengers and the aircraft was never compromised. We are now making preparations to ensure that his return to the UK is handled sensitively to avoid any distress."
Five Jet2.com staff members have been suspended, An accurate head count was not made of passengers on board the flight.
The boy had run away from his mother while they were shopping at Wythenshawe Civic Centre and managed to get to the airport, the newspaper reported.
"It was understood that Liam had followed a family when he got to the packed terminal 1, and that security staff scanned him but failed to realise he was on his own and had no boarding card," the report stated.
"He then went to one of the gates where passengers were boarding Jet2.com flight LS791 to Rome, and managed to get past a security check without showing a passport or boarding card."
The boy was met by his mother when he returned to Manchester Airport. She had been contacted after the plane reached Rome and Liam had revealed who he was.
[url]http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/boy-11-evades-security-to-fly-to-rome-without-ticket-or-passport/story-fnd134gw-1226435073780 (http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1584312_runaway-boy-11-jets-to-rome-alone-after-slipping-through-security-at-manchester-airport)