A British couple on holiday were left horrified after their son was put on a different flight and sent to a different country this morning.

The incident occurred after they were separated from him in a busy airport in Menorca, Spain, ahead of their scheduled Tui flight back to London Stansted.

Police checked CCTV cameras and discovered the 15-year-old had managed to get past security and board a flight heading to Milan Malpensa Airport instead.

The boy's mum is now flying to Italy later today to bring him back to the UK.

Spanish police confirmed this afternoon they had helped locate the youngster after he became separated from his mum and dad.