Australian boy books a flight overseas after a argument with his parents

A 12-year-old boy used his mum’s credit card and booked a solo trip overseas after a fight with his parents.  

After the heated argument, the boy stole his family’s credit card and bought a cheap flight en route to Indonesia.

The boy doesn’t like the word ‘no’ according to his mother Emma.

‘Shocked, disgusted there is no emotion to explain how we felt when we found he had left for overseas,’ the mother-of-two told A Current Affair. 

He did his research on which airline allows children aged 12 and up to fly without a parent or guardian’s approval.

When he tricked his Nan in to handing over his passport he packed his bag, grabbed his scooter and headed off his own adventure. 

When he tricked his Nan in to handing over his passport he packed his bag, grabbed his scooter and headed off his own adventure

He used the self-serve checkout and boarded a connecting flight from Sydney to Perth which would then take him to Denpasar.  

The pre-teen said he was shocked no one at the Perth International Airport he was questioned why he was alone.

‘They just asked for my student ID and passport to prove that I’m over 12 and that I’m in secondary school,’ he said.  

Emma said she was ‘shocked, disgusted there is no emotion to explain how we felt when we found he had left for overseas,’

By the time he reached his overseas getaway, his mother had filed a missing persons report when he didn’t show up for school. 

He booked accommodation at the All Seasons Hotel and set up for a week away. 

‘It was great because I wanted to go on an adventure,’ he said.

He booked accommodation at the All Seasons Hotel and set up for a week away

As he was by himself at the Perth International Airport he was shocked no one questioned why he was alone – he caught the cheap flight overseas