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  • Family Forgets 18-Month-Old At Airport

    There's a reason why flight attendants always remind passengers to make sure they have all their belongings before disembarking:  people are forgetful, and easily distractible.  So forgetful that maybe those stewardesses should start reminding them to make sure they have everything before they get back ON the plane.  You know, layovers can be so chaotic, with everyone rushing around to eat, maybe make some phone calls, use the restroom, that it's easy to lose track of important things like your passport, your visa . . . and your children?

     

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  • Airport Insecurity? Boy, 9, Flies Alone, Ticketless

    airport securityA Seattle boy, 9, hopped two Southwest Airlines flights this week.  By himself.  Without a ticket.  That's right, and he made it through airline security to do so.  Twice. 

    Semaj Booker's Seattle - Dallas odyssey began on Sunday when he stole a neighbor's car that had been left running and made off for the airport only to be given chase by authorities.  Semaj was apprehended and taken back to his mother after county juvenile officials refused to admit him because of his age.  He later escaped and somehow made his way to Sea-Tac, where he lied his way onto an airplane and again in Phoenix where he changed planes.  Semaj was foiled by a second attempt to change planes in San Antonio, and never made it to his destination of Dallas before airline workers finally were clued in that something was amiss and that his story didn't check out.

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