Earlier this month, the woman allegedly sneaked through security at the Nashville airport without a boarding pass or identification and boarded an American Airlines flight bound for Los Angeles.
The flier jumped over a fence in an unmanned section of the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint line at Nashville International Airport where passengers are asked to show identification, the agency said.
However, she went through a security check before boarding the plane.
“TSA is reviewing the circumstances of this incident, but the traveler in question went through the security checkpoint at Nashville International Airport without incident before boarding the plane on February 7th, and was screened without incident and had no carry-on baggage.” We can confirm that he was tested,” the department said. told USA TODAY.
“TSA and its airline partners are cooperating with law enforcement in the ongoing investigation.”
American Airlines acknowledged the fiasco, noting that the neglect was discovered at some point during the approximately five-hour flight.
“On February 7, American Airlines Flight 1393 was met by police upon arrival at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Safety and security are our top priorities and we are assisting law enforcement with their investigation.” a spokesperson told The Post in an email.
The FBI took the woman into custody and questioned her. So far, she has not been charged.
The agency said the investigation is ongoing.
The incident is not the first time in recent months that a stowaway has been able to land at Los Angeles International Airport without proper identification.
Russian man Sergei Vladimirovich Ochigawa, 46, was found guilty last month of tailgating unsuspecting passengers through security and sneaking onto the plane on a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Copenhagen. I received it.
New York’s JFK Airport dealt with a similar issue in December, when a British man took advantage of holiday crowds at London’s Heathrow Airport to board a plane without a ticket.
Like Ochigaba, the man is said to have followed several passengers through the airport’s automated gates, security checkpoints and passport control areas.
