U.S.: Trawler traveled with Delta Airlines from New York to Paris – How he did it

Passing all airport controls, one managed to travel without Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris, where he was arrested. By somehow avoiding two boarding card checks, the stowaway managed to board an aircraft that operated a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris without having a ticket. His “accomplishment” forced both the US carrier and the US Transportation Safety Agency (TSA) to announce that an investigation began to see how this happened. French police officers boarded the plane in Paris and arrested the stowaway on Wednesday (27.11.2024) before letting travelers leave the plane, one of the passengers on the flight told CNN. Delta Flight 264 departed from John Kennedy International Airport, New York (JFK) on Tuesday night (26.11.2024) and landed at Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris on Wednesday. TSA stressed that the arrester passed through passenger physical control – the Air Safety Controller (Screeners) – before flight and boarded without carrying any prohibited items. “The person bypassed two identity and boarding card verification stations and boarded the aircraft,” TSA announced, adding that “it will examine with independent investigation the circumstances of this incident at our travel document control station at JFK”. Passengers usually pass at least two boarding card checks: one at the TSA checkpoint before entering the boarding area and another gate check from the airline. “Nothing is more important than security issues. That is why Delta is conducting a thorough investigation into what may have happened and will cooperate with other aviation operators and law enforcement authorities for this purpose,” said US carrier Delta Airlines.