12-year-old boy boards plane to US without ticket

Dunya News

The boy was identified by cabin crew during pre-flight check.

LONDON (Dunya News) – A 12-year-old boy managed to board a plane headed to Los Angeles from London’s Heathrow Airport without ticket.

“He was identified by cabin crew during pre-flight check. He did not have a ticket or any travel documents," a spokesman for Scotland Yard said.

"The boy was an unaccompanied minor. He is not a UK national. As a security precaution, passenger de-planed following a discussion between police and the captain. The child is believed to have arrived at Heathrow as a transit passenger,” he added.