UK : Boy boards plane without tickets

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Boy boards plane without tickets

An investigation is under way into how a 12-year-old boy managed to board a plane at Gatwick without tickets during the security alert.
The boy, reported to be from Penrith in Cumbria, but thought to have run away from a care home in Birkenhead, Merseyside, was heading to Lisbon.
He was discovered on Monday's 0600 BST Monarch flight before it took off.
Security officers and Sussex Police were informed after cabin crew found the boy on the plane.

A statement from Gatwick Airport said although the child had passed through a full security screening process, it was "confident that there was no threat to passengers, staff or the aircraft at any time".

"A full investigation is now under way," it said.

Conservative MP and former shadow home secretary Ann Widdecombe said she found it "perfectly flabbergasting" the boy was able to board the plane.
She said: "He could get through the whole lot including boarding the plane itself before anyone discovered that he hadn't got a passport, hadn't got a ticket, hadn't got a boarding pass, hadn't got an anything.

"It would be amazing any time and any place but in the present climate that really is amazing."

Source : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4796199.stm

What the hell ? If that story is true, how did that kid board on the plane ??!!

Is it another faked up story so the people begin to cast doubts on any kids they see ??
especially if they don't look caucasian (they don't say it in the article but with the recent events) ?? after the mother-baby bomb you have to wonder.

 

[Danny]

I think it's more along the lines of showing how "lax" it still is as far as security goes ..Ironically enough,the people will demand yet even tighter security measures....upon themselves.Quite a manuever if ya ask me.They don't even have to impose anything.The people will do it for them.