May 01 2009
Where were this boy’s parents when he went flying?
You cannot make this stuff up, you really can’t. Read on:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/30/national/a072801D42.DTL&feed=rss.business
Fla. boy flies to Calif. without telling parents
Thursday, April 30, 2009
April 30, 2009 Boca Raton, Fla. (AP) –
The parents of a 13-year-old South Florida boy are stunned he went unnoticed when he got on a plane to California.
Kenton Weaver took his father’s car Tuesday, drove 30 miles to the Fort Lauderdale airport and caught a flight to San Jose near where his mother lives.
The boy was found at a ticket counter at the California airport and taken to an uncle’s house. No word yet on whether the boy will return to Florida.
His parents say the teen has a form of autism and is fascinated with planes.
He used one of his father’s credit cards to buy the ticket, but had no ID on him. Airport and transportation officials say anyone under 18 only needs a boarding pass to get on a plane.
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He drove a car (he was lucky he did not get stopped by the police) to the airport, which is obvious, but so many questions remain: Where we his parents at the time he was doing this? Were they trying for another one? Furthermore, giving the length of time it takes to fly to Chicago and then San Jose - approximately six to seven hours - didn’t his parents even notice he was gone? Didn’t the father notice his car was gone? What about that credit card? Didn’t the father notice that was gone, too? The media has made Kenton’s parents look like idiots who need to give it a rest and take up a new hobby for a complete change, but what is even worse is the lax security at our airports. Apparently no one at O’Hare or the airport in Fort Lauderdale noticed this kid wandering around and hopping on board for a joy ride in the air. Oh and Dad Weaver, do yourself a huge favor and get the kid a model airplane kit if he is so fascinated with airplanes.
