Nine-year-old boy flies to Vegas without a ticket

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Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Oct 07 2013 | 5:26 PM IST
A nine-year-old US boy hoodwinked airport security and managed to sneak into a flight, travelling alone from Minneapolis to Las Vegas without a ticket.
The young boy made it past the security officials at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport and flew to Las Vegas alone last week, an airport official said.
The boy was screened at security during the initial leg of his trip, said airport spokesman Patrick Hogan.
Security camera tapes showed that the child then managed to board a Delta flight undetected, Hogan said.
The boy apparently told a flight attendant that his parents were sitting in the back of the plane, a source close to the investigation told NBC News.
However, the flight crew became suspicious at some point during the flight when they realised the boy "wasn't on the roster" of children travelling alone, Hogan said.
Officials then took the boy into custody and were arranging his return to Minneapolis, the report said.
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First Published: Oct 07 2013 | 5:26 PM IST

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