On Monday, April 25, an unaccompanied 11-year-old girl managed to sneak past security and passport control at Moscow's Vnukovo airport and board a Rossiya airlines flight to St. Petersburg.

The youngster had come to Vnukovo airport by herself. She passed through passport control, security checks and boarded the Rossiya airlines flight by strategically staying close to a family with many children.

She was only discovered to be a stowaway after the plane had taken off. An airline attendant noticed she was sitting by herself in a row of seats without any other adults.

The girl said she did it, because she simply had “a wish to fly.” This was the first time she had ever been on an aeroplane.

The Interior Ministry has confirmed the story. The girl is currently at a Moscow youth shelter. Social services are questioning her parents.