Well, he picked a good time to do it!

Publicity Anagram what better way to attract the attention of the media?

I wonder what his next stunt will be?

Hmmm....I'm not so sure.

Apparently his parents have said he has learning difficulties and does run away a lot.

If it's true and this boy does have learning difficulties he would not realise the danger he was in surely,he may have just joined in with a family with children and tagged along without being aware of where he was going.His poor mum must have been distraught worrying where he was,I bet some heads will roll on the security desks though.

nanaej

It just doesn't add up for me I'm afraid. A typical 11 year old might run away to their grans or to a friends or even to the other end of town, but to go through airport security and board a flight???????????

It's happened before....

BBC radio 2 just announced, "Family not available for comment as have just sold story to national newspaper !"

I rest my case.

Well , well , well , there"s a surprise

Mum has just been interviewed on north west news. Comes across as very upset and blaming airport staff. I get the impression her son is hyperactive and prone to extreme emotional outburts when he gets upset. Earlier in the day there was some sort of altercation in the swimmng baths and they went shopping afterwards, from where he ran away.

Yes, not cynical foreplanning IMO!

The council estate that he lives on is well known, not in a particularly good way!
My first husband (Manchester CID) went to house there and found they had a goat living in the front room!

Ella46

I absolutely knew there would be some money making via they media involved.
hate myself for being so cynical.

Yes, but after the event!

Well it could hardly take place before hand could it anagram or the airport would have been looking out for him !

I remember that story from the USA where a little boy was supposed to have gone up with a balloon of some kind - he gave the game away at an interview and I think his parents were prosecuted.

I remember that too Greatnan there are some seriously strange people about.

I meant that they have cashed in after the event, gillybob.

Time will tell whether your suspicions are correct.

If it was a scam , there must have been someone on the aircraft in on it [hmmm]

Just doesn't add up does it. To be a scam I mean. Not possible.

Hope the mum does get loads of dosh from the newspapers though.

Not sure that is a good idea JO4 . It sends out the message that if you pull a stupid stunt like this you will get lots of money. Now we all know there is a certain type of person (thinking that awful Matthews woman) who will click onto this with goodness knows what consequences.

Bet they WILL get a lorra money , for the HEARTACHE they have suffered

Hmm.. still not convinced it was just a mistake... I was looking for a toilet.. I saw a plane so I thought I'd look round... I opened the door and we were in the air...He's a vulnerable boy.. it was easier than doing homework or computer games.. etc etc

Even allowing for the press mis-reporting / lack of accuracy it seems a rum do as my nana would hav e said. Having said that security does seem to have been lax!

I have no doubt he knew what he was doing. He was just being a little devil seeing how far he could get and I bet to his amazement he ended up with a free flight.

As for selling the story....well that's the world we live in. Also once you've signed with a particular paper they make sure no one else gets near you rather than having the media camping outside your house.