the little boy who goes to rome lol its funny when u think about it but in reality its scary walked straight though airport then customs and got to rome with the olympics comeing up all airports should be max at the moment this really needs looking into and where were the parents how long did it take him to go on his adventure didnt the parents worry

Boy, 11, boards plane to Italy at Manchester Airport without passport



The boy got through a security screen by mingling with families going through Terminal 1 on Tuesday afternoon.

He was discovered while the Jet2 plane was in mid-air after passengers became suspicious.

A Manchester Airport spokesman said a number of airline staff had been suspended. The transport secretary said it was "incredibly concerning".

The youngster had been shopping with his mother at Wythenshawe Civic Centre when he went missing.

Staff at the centre were alerted and checked CCTV which showed the boy leaving the complex before he made his way to the airport.

The airport spokesman said the boy passed through security checks but was not asked to show any documentation.

The boy went straight to the nearest aircraft that was boarding - the flight to Rome - where he was also missed during a head-count on board the plane

so the mother why didnt she keep a eye on her son

qustion is ?

is it bad parenting on her part or just a wild child

The mother needs a slap.
The kid needs a medal as he was obviously trying to get away from this Olymics garbage.

can't tell...i've no parents

Bad parenting, bad airport security/management (whatever). If she was really watching her child this would not happen, she had to be UNAWARE of her child for a prolonged time, and that's just not acceptable for a good parent.

lol that kid is obviously an escape artist. Of course parents have ultimate responsibility but some kids are just bad news....I was a bad news kid....

is he what you Brits call a "cheeky bastard"?? lol

Great story and thread haha

I wouldn't call it bad parenting, I would call it parenting Britney Spears style

isn't this how the guy from 'catch me if you can' started his career :):)

kids got style. probably a bit smarter than his parents, why not exploit it?

I would vote 2 because even the mother of the boy is also human !!And it's habit of humans to do mistake even we do mistake!!