Delta: passenger enters New York-Paris without being detected until landing

An unregistered passenger managed to board a Delta Air Lines flight at JFK Airport in New York en route to Paris, and was only discovered by the crew when the plane was about to land, after a seven-hour flight.

Delta Air Lines flight DL264 took off on Tuesday shortly before 11:00 pm and landed in Paris CDG around 11:00 am on Wednesday. Upon arrival, passengers were asked to remain seated while the police were called to handle the stowaway situation.

A spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confirmed that a person managed to pass through security at JFK Airport without a boarding pass, avoiding detection at two other identity check points early to board the aircraft.

Although the stowaway has not yet been identified, it is believed to be a woman who managed to evade detection by hiding in one of the plane’s toilets. The crew became suspicious when the passenger stayed in the toilet for a long time, only coming out to go to another one.

This is not the first stowaway-related incident on Delta flights. In March, a 26-year-old man managed to board a flight without a ticket in Salt Lake City after taking a photo of a young girl’s boarding pass and using the barcode to scan himself at the counter. board gate.