A stowaway sneaked onto a Delta Airlines flight leaving New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday, but was not noticed until the plane was about to land in Paris, WABC-TV reported.
The woman boarded Delta Flight 264 on Tuesday just before 11 p.m.
She was arrested after flight attendants suspected she was spending an unusually long time in the plane's bathroom.
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A woman reportedly snuck onto a Delta flight from New York to Paris this week. (St. Petersburg)
“TSA can verify that an individual without a boarding pass completes security screening (including carry-on and baggage) without any prohibited items. evaded identity and boarding status checks and boarded the aircraft,” the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said. a spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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The incident is being investigated by federal authorities.
“Nothing is more important than the issue of safety and security,” Delta Air Lines told FOX News Digital. “As a result, Delta is conducting a thorough investigation into what happened and will continue to work collaboratively with other aviation stakeholders and law enforcement agencies to do so.”
Tourists taking pictures of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. (St. Petersburg)
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In March, a man in Salt Lake City used a snapshot of a passenger's boarding pass to sneak onto a Delta Airlines flight. Officials said he was arrested because the plane was full and there was nowhere to sit.
