11-year-old flies to Rome without passport or ticket

11-year-old flies to Rome without passport
CBS News
(AP) LONDON - The 11-year-old boy didn't have a passport, didn't have a ticket, didn't have a boarding pass, and somehow managed to get all the way from England to Italy. Officials at Manchester airport and at the airline Jet2.com said Wednesday they were ...

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No ticket, no passport, but runaway boy flies from England to Rome
San Jose Mercury News
LONDON -- The 11-year-old boy didn't have a passport, didn't have a ticket, didn't have a boarding pass, and got all the way from England to Italy on his own. For him, the 1000-mile journey was a great adventure -- and his excitement led to his discovery.

British tabloid's 'passport scam' report fake, Nadra investigation reveals
DAWN.com
The cabinet announced its decision to sue UK-based tabloid “The Sun” for a story published in the paper on Monday, July 23, which alleged that a group of travel agents and a politician were involved in a scam, which allowed anyone to travel with the ...

Olympic passport scandal: Cabinet to take legal action against 'The Sun'
Frontier Post
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet expressing regret over the issue of the Olympic passport and visa scandal has decided to take legal action against British newspaper 'The Sun'. The federal cabinet headed by Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf met here on ...

UK: Boy, 11, flies to Rome without passport
USA TODAY
Comments. LONDON (AP) – The 11-year-old boy didn't have a passport, didn't have a ticket, didn't have a boarding pass, and somehow managed to get all the way from England to Italy. A Jet2.com plane sits on the tarmac in England. By Carl De Souza, ...

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US tourist to pay $6500 fine for unauthorized 1998 Cuba trip
msnbc.com
MIAMI — A New York man agreed Tuesday to pay a $6500 fine to settle a long-running dispute with the U.S. Treasury Department over a trip he made to Cuba as an unauthorized tourist 14 years ago. Only on NBCNews.com. London mayor: Venues 'as safe ...

Vacation over ... time to get to work
MiamiHerald.com (blog)
Vacation time has come and gone. The Dolphins begin training camp practices Friday and so it's worky worky time again me until next May or so. I'll get right into it later today by posting a breakdown of the Dolphins strengths and weaknesses. I've been ...

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Boy, 11, boards plane to Italy at Manchester Airport without passport
BBC News
An 11-year-old boy boarded a plane from Manchester to Rome on his own without apassport, tickets or boarding pass. He mingled with families to get through checks in Terminal 1 on Tuesday. He was found mid-air on the Jet2 plane after passengers ...

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11-Year-Old Flies to Rome With No Ticket or Family
ABC News
Despite having no boarding pass at security, no boarding pass at the gate, nopassport and no boarding pass stub once on the plane, airport workers failed to notice the boy was on his own. Even a headcount onboard the flight failed to detect the child.

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Vacation Time - WorldWise - The Chronicle of Higher Education
By Nigel Thrift
In the U.K., the clamor of degree congregations is dying away as another academic year comes to an end. Academics are hard at work on their research – or they are on vacation. In other parts of the northern hemisphere, vacation time started ...
WorldWise

Chris Brown Moves In On Rihanna's Vacation! Their Yachts Are ...
By Perez Hilton
While Rihanna's out to play, Breezy's only minutes away! Yes, Perezcious readers, it's true — much like RiRi's instagram feed, the saga continues. Chris Brown was recently seen arriving in the French Riviera not too long after RiRi claimed her ...
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A Vacation From Work « CBS Philly
By amyparmenter
If you look at vacation from a standpoint of improving your health, it is not all about where you go. It is the ... PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The economy is tough and for many who do not have the money for a vacation it can be a very frustrating time.
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Thai Tourist Trade Contributing to Burma Elephant Trafficking ...
By Mat McDermott
Something to consider if you're vacationing in Thailand: This new video from the Ecologist Film Unit takes a look at how the Thai tourist trade's promotion of elephant tourism is contributing to baby elephants being captured in Burma (their ...
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Olympics passport scam: Govt asks NADRA to sue The Sun for ...
By noreply@tribune.com.pk (Web Desk)
ISLAMABAD: The government, on Wednesday, decided to register a case against British tabloid The Sun in British courts, calling its Olympics passport scam report “false propaganda.” Minister for Information and Broadcasting .... It really hurt for overseas Pakistanis when a scandal broke out like this, we are already suspected and not given visa for any country and with these kind of incidents, it will be more annoying to travel around. And if Government of Pakistan is lying, then we ...
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Roman holiday: UK boy, 11, flies without passport - Yahoo! News
News: The 11-year-old boy didn't have a passport, didn't have a ticket, didn't have a boarding pass, and got all the way from England to Italy on his own.
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A Supreme Court ruling temporarily banning tourism in India's tiger reserves has ...communities," said Julian Matthews, chairman of Travel Operators for Tigers ...
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Liam Corcoran, 11, who flew to Rome without boarding pass or ...
Father of boy, 11, who flew to Rome alone says son doesn't own a passport and ... Got through five security checks without showing passport or boarding pass ...
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