Stowaway caught on flight from New York to Paris
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Delta Air Lines and the US Transportation Security Administration are investigating how the incident happened.
PHOTO: REUTERS
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NEW YORK - A passenger boarded a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris without a ticket, somehow evading two boarding pass checks and leading both Delta and the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to say they were investigating how it happened.
French police boarded the plane in Paris and took the stowaway into custody on Nov 27 before the other passengers were let off the plane, CNN reported, citing a ticketed passenger who was on board.
Delta Flight 264 left New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport on Nov 26 night and landed at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport on Nov 27.
TSA said the person was physically screened before the flight and boarded without any prohibited items.
“The individual bypassed two identity verification and boarding status stations and boarded the aircraft,” TSA said in a statement.
It added: “TSA will independently review the circumstances of this incident at our travel document checker station at JFK.”
Passengers typically pass through at least two boarding pass checks: one at the TSA screening checkpoint before entering the boarding area and another by the airline at the gate.
“Nothing is of greater importance than matters of safety and security. That’s why Delta is conducting an exhaustive investigation of what may have occurred and will work collaboratively with other aviation stakeholders and law enforcement to that end,” Delta said in a statement. REUTERS
