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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 10:52 am
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Wally Bird
 
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Originally Posted by Top Tier
The young man's information matched a paid, ticketless reservation for the flight. Based on the information he gave us, he was issued a boarding pass," the airline said, adding that he was not listed as an "unaccompanied minor" because he told the ticket agent he was 12 years old.
It's not exactly a common name, so presumably he (or someone) did in fact have a reservation. He passed through security, so this boils down to just his lying about his age; if he looked 12 to the CSR, then I can't see why this (the flying bit) is a major story let alone has any "security" angle at all.

Nicking his Mum's car is a different matter though
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