WCCO contacted the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) Sunday morning, during which a spokesperson

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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO/AP) — A 9-year-old Minneapolis boy was able to get through security and onto a plane at the Minneapolis-St. anchorage ak car rental discount Paul International Airport without a ticket, an airport spokesman said Sunday.
Security officials anchorage ak car rental discount screened the boy at airport shortly after 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesman Patrick Hogan said. The boy then boarded Delta Flight 1651, which left for Las Vegas at 11:15 a.m.
The flight was not full, Hogan said, and the flight crew became suspicious mid-flight because the boy was not on their list of unattended minors. The crew contacted anchorage ak car rental discount Las Vegas police, who met them upon landing and transferred the boy to child protection services, Hogan said.
WCCO contacted anchorage ak car rental discount the Transportation Security Agency (TSA) Sunday morning, during which a spokesperson said staffing is currently low due to the number of employees furloughed in the wake of the federal government shutdown.
Video also shows the boy at the airport Wednesday, Hogan said. He grabbed a bag from the carousel and ordered lunch at a restaurant outside of the security checkpoints, Hogan said. He ate and then told the server he had to use the bathroom, left the bag and never returned to pay.
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