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Kids book and fly on Southwest Airlines all on their own

No Parent And No ID Not A Problem


Bridget Brown, her brother Kodie Brown, and their neighbor, Bobby Nolan, wanted to take a trip to Dollywood, so Bridget took her babysitting money, went to the airport, bought tickets, and managed to board a Southwest Airlines flight without their parents ever knowing about it.

At 15, Bridget is the oldest and says it was her idea. She had been saving up her money from babysitting to buy a car, but on Tuesday, she decided that she, Kodie and Bobby should use that money to visit Dollywood – the amusement park in Tennessee.

“I wanted to fly on a plane,” Bridget said who had never flown on a plane before.

The trouble is they didn’t tell their parents. They paid for a cab to the airport – on their own. When they

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