Liam Corcoran, 11, evades airport security to fly to Rome without ticket or passport

[bemildred]

How Liam managed the feat is still being investigated but what is clear is that a kid with some street smarts managed to punch a hole in the security at Britain’s third-biggest international airport.

First Liam scarpered away from his mum while shopping at the Wythenshawe Civic Centre and made his way to Manchester International Airport, about 5km away, the Manchester Evening News reported.

There, he mingled with the crowds of holidaymakers in the departures area, attaching himself to a family on their way abroad for a summer break.
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Tailgating the family, he slipped through the first security check. He was scanned, but nobody asked him for a passport or boarding pass.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/liam-corcoran-11-evades-airport-security-to-fly-to-rome-without-ticket-or-passport/story-e6frf7jo-1226435073780

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. He will go far...

in life.

[kayakjohnny]

2. Ha!

Good one Peg! Didn't see it coming....

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. Thanks, my dear kayakjohnny!

Every now and then, a real zinger shows up for me!

[kayakjohnny]

8. You're such a doll... That's why everyone loves you so much.

You're the best!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

9. Aw, you're too kind...

[bemildred]

5. Shows initiative, entrepreneurial spirit, I thought.

Though I don't suppose the "security" people are able to appreciate it.

[jberryhill]

4. Fairly simple

When families travel with several children, typically one of the parents manages all of the boarding passes and passports.

Look for family with five kids, or a school group. Act like you belong with them.

This is more difficult to do if you are an adult.

[lapislzi]

6. But not impossible.

OK, I've never tried a stunt like that. But, looking confident and tagging along with a well-heeled looking group will take you far. When my friends and I were in Paris several years ago, being writers, we were dying to go to the Hemingway Bar. To get to the Hemingway Bar, one has to traverse the full length of the Ritz. The corridors (plushy carpet!) are lined with high-end shops and the "guests only" signs are prominently placed, and gloved personnel abound. We walked alongside a small group following a porter with a luggage trolley and peeled off before the elevators. The bartender arched an eyebrow, but we had a marvelous time, and felt like we'd just done Mission Impossible.

[jberryhill]

7. Always look like you know what you are doing

[bemildred]

11. And calm. You gotta be calm. nt

[CTyankee]

10. I hope he had a helluva "grounding" after that caper!

It ain't funny to scare your parents to death. I'd be so mad he'd be given SUCH a penalty he would have regretted doing it (oh, well, maybe not...after all, ya can't exactly put the kid on bread and water...). Still...yikes...