Hey, this story has a finale! You should add the missing part acted in Red Nose Actually! Daniel, Sam & Johanna's part is the best part of Love Actually 2 and the great finale for this story!
I dont know all the airport rules but what would ACTUALLY happen to a boy who would pull what Sam did? Would he be simply returned to his dad, just like that, no consequences to either of them? Anyone?
They'd both be taken into custody at the airport, arrested and likely charged heavily with a perhaps prison sentence of at least 6 months, but Liam Neesons character didn't physically do it himself and Sam is 11 years old so I guess the charge could vary because of this. The authorities and judge would probably if not definitely believe the story and explanation and see it was an innocent act, but I don't know how much they could be let off cause the law is the law. The most surprising thing is Joannas journey, it looked like they were late boarding. By the time she went through customs and everything again that plane must of been a few thousand feet in the air!
In the US, policemen and a judge will let a kid go because he ran away from his father and father did not have a ticket, this is policemen's work. They even have a free service of following a kid from one city to another. If they cannot catch a kid and a kid can ruin something then what will they do with terrorists or people with mental illnesses?