A runaway seven-year-old girl slipped through security checks and onto a plane without a boarding pass at Geneva airport before being spotted by a crew member and handed over to police, spokesperson Bernard Stampfli has said.
In the incident that took place on Sunday, the girl, who was not identified, initially slipped away from her parents at Geneva’s main railway station and travelled by train to the airport. Mr. Stampfli said the girl repeatedly “took advantage of her small size” and employed a “ruse” to make it look like she was travelling with adults ahead or behind her.
After a first attempt failed, she tried again and succeeded in getting aboard an EasyJet flight to Corsica. Airport authorities are now enhancing security measures to ensure that children are accompanied by adults.
