- A 7-year-old girl snuck away from her parents at Geneva's main railway station and boarded a flight at Geneva International Airport.
- She closely followed adults and used a small gap to board an EasyJet flight to Corsica.
- Airport security tracked her down before the flight took off.
- An airport spokesperson called the incident "eminently regrettable" in a statement to the Associated Press.
A 7-year-old girl snuck away from her parents at Geneva's main railway station and managed to board a flight at Geneva International Airport.
She tried following crew members onto one plane and was unsuccessful, but then managed to slip onto an EasyJet flight to Corsica without a ticket.
An airport spokesperson told the Associated Press that the girl employed a "ruse" by closely following adults to make it seem like she was traveling with them before taking advantage of a small gap that only someone of her size could get through.
An AirFrance crew member saw her slipping through the cracks and alerted EasyJet staff.
"The crew correctly identified the child should not be onboard and immediately reported it to the police," the airport said in a statement.
It's unclear why the girl ran away from her parents and was trying to board a flight in the first place, but Geneva Airport isn't taking any chances of it happening again.
"What this shows is that while controls for adults and accompanied children are effective, there are holes to fill when it comes to unaccompanied children," the spokesperson said.
Here's to hoping that she channels her impressive skill set for good when she grows up.
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