Posted on 04/21/2014 10:16:19 AM PDT by nickcarraway
"Kid's lucky to be alive," FBI spokesman Tom Simon in Honolulu told The Associated Press.
A 16-year-old boy stowed away in the wheel well of a flight from California to Hawaii on Sunday, surviving the trip halfway across the Pacific Ocean unharmed despite frigid temperatures at 38,000 feet and a lack of oxygen, FBI and airline officials said.
Not only was he unharmed, but officials also said he wasn't even dirty.
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This kid is beyond lucky.
LOL
I have always believed, when it is your time, it’s your time. And conversely, when it’s not, it’s not, regardless of what may befall, including your own stupidity.
I don’t know if that is true or not, but it is a simple explanation for why I am still alive.
Hell, he should have just gone to the local police, told them he was homeless and wanted to go in Hawaii. Once upon a time, “progressive” localities like San Jose were giving the homeless one-way tickets to Hawaii, where they can receive about $700 a month in benefits and were allowed (at one time) to live on the beach. Give your problem to someone else.
If that program is still around, the kid could have flown in the cabin and (perhaps) convince the gate agent to upgrade him to first class.
Just did some checking...looks like Hawaii has now implemented that program in reverse; last year, they were offering one-way tickets off the islands for homeless who were living there. By some estimates there are at least 17,000 homeless in the islands, which must be a real plus for the tourism industry.
Thread Winner.
Is the airline going to bill him for the flight? That is the one question none of the coverage appears to answer.
Seriously he's lucky.
Can he still get frequent flier mileage for this trip?
It just came out the kid said he wanted to see his mother in Somalia.
Yes but (as Todd Schnidt said today) Geography is not his (the teen) strong suit. He snuck on a plane that said Hawaii on it.
LOL, but seriously, he should take up training for marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons, etc...Surviving 5 hours at that height indicates an amazing ability to metabolize oxygen!
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