by CNNGo staff
Rome alone: the 11-year-old was able to evade security by mingling with other families. A young boy has managed to board a plane in Manchester, England and fly to Rome with no identification or boarding card, or even any guardians to accompany him.
Liam Corcoran slipped through security at Manchester Airport yesterday, July 24, having escaped from a shopping trip with his mother, and was only discovered after co-passengers on the Jet2 flight became suspicious of the ?Rome-alone? traveler.
A spokesman for Manchester Airport denied there was a security problem. ?This isn?t a loophole in airport security. There was no threat to the airport or the aircraft or passengers.?
However he admitted serious errors had occurred and staff members have been suspended as a result.
?He went straight from security ? to the nearest aircraft that?s boarding, which happens to be this Jet2 flight to Rome.
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