Stowaway caught after getting aboard Delta flight from New York City to Paris
A stowaway boarded a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris on Tuesday without a boarding pass, officials confirmed.
The woman was on Delta Flight 264 from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, CBS News reported. She was discovered while the plane was mid-air and detained in Paris.
in a social media video A message posted by a passenger said that after the plane landed in Paris, the captain could be heard telling passengers through the plane’s intercom: “We are waiting for the police to get on the plane. They are probably here now and they have instructed us to keep everyone on board.” on the plane until we get rid of the extra passengers on the plane.”
It was unclear how she was found and her name was not immediately released.
A TSA source told CBS News that the woman was put through a full-body scanner with Advanced Imaging Technology at a checkpoint at JFK Airport after she appeared to evade documents and documents from the TSA process. Identity check section. Her luggage was also scanned for prohibited items before she walked to the gate and snuck onto the plane, sources said.
In a statement provided to CBS News, a TSA spokesperson said it can “confirm that an individual without a boarding pass completed airport security without any prohibited items. The individual bypassed Two identity verification and boarding status stations and the ability to board the aircraft.”
In order to board at an airline gate, an individual must pass through a TSA security checkpoint.
After clearing TSA security, it was unclear how exactly the woman boarded the Boeing 767-400ER without showing her boarding pass or passport to Delta staff.
“Nothing is more important than the issue of safety,” Delta said in a statement. “That is why Delta is conducting an exhaustive investigation into what may have occurred and will work with other aviation stakeholders and law enforcement Departments work together to achieve this goal.”
French law enforcement and the Transportation Security Administration are conducting separate investigations. The woman could be subject to civil penalties or fines for circumventing the document inspection process.
Airports are rolling out new technology called e-gates, which involves using biometrics to check travel documents as part of the boarding process for international departures. This technique can catch stowaways.
