"3 youths take impromptu flight to Tenn." by Associated Press | August 14, 2010
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Bored on a hot summer day, three Florida youngsters were just sitting around when one sent a text message to another with an adventurous idea.
“Hey do you want to go 2 Tennessee today,’’ the message read.
“Sure,’’ the other responded.
Not even old enough to have a driver’s license, they took a taxi to the airport Tuesday, bought tickets with baby-sitting money, and — unbeknownst to their parents — the three (ages 15, 13, and 11) boarded a
Nobody asked a question. Nobody asked for identification.
So when they landed in Nashville with just $40 and their destination, Dollywood, still miles away, they finally called home.
The jig was up.
“I just wanted to fly,’’ 15-year-old Bridget Brown told WJXX-TV in Jacksonville. “I had the money.’’
Now their parents are wondering how the trip was possible....
The Transportation Security Administration does not require anyone under age 18 to show identification....
Boy, did "Al-CIA-Duh" ever blow an opportunity, huh?
In an age of heightened security, some are concerned that three youngsters could so easily board an airplane....
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