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Teen Sneaks on Flight Without Ticket After Losing Parents

The 15-year-old slipped past security to board a flight to Milan.

A British teen has baffled airport security after he accidentally boarded a flight to Italy without a ticket. The 15-year-old was at the airport with his parents to return to London from their vacation in the Spanish island of Menorca when he became separated from them and mistakenly boarded an easyJet flight bound for Milan. After losing sight of him, the boy’s family alerted the authorities, who reviewed security footage and spotted him slipping past gate agents to board the flight. An easyJet spokesperson said: “We have been investigating with the airport and our ground handling provider at [Menora airport] how a young passenger was able to travel unaccompanied on the wrong flight to Milan on 4 August. The passenger was met by our team and the local authorities in Milan. We provided travel arrangements for a family member to meet them later that day and remained in touch with the family to offer our support.”