The sneaky stowaway, who bypassed multiple checkpoints at JFK Airport to board a flight to Paris, begged for asylum after arriving in France but was denied, officials told The Post on Friday.
Instead, the tricky woman will be packed and sent back to the United States on a one-way ticket, where she will face numerous charges from multiple law enforcement agencies for Tuesday's prank, sources said.
Officials said the stowaway, a 57-year-old woman with a Russian passport and a U.S. green card, evaded extensive security and sneaked onto a Delta flight bound for the City of Light.
The female stowaway bypassed TSA passport and boarding pass checks on one of the busiest travel days of the year and made it through security without raising any alarms, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
“The individual posed no threat to civil aviation,” a TSA spokesperson told the Post.
Passengers familiar with the matter said flight attendants were alerted after ticketed passengers noticed a wandering passenger going to and from the restroom during a full flight.
“We somehow flew from New York to Paris with a stowaway,” a first class passenger explained on Instagram. “This woman somehow got on the plane, hid in the bathroom during takeoff, and wasn't discovered until just before landing.”
a new yorker told CNN The plane's pilot said: “French police were scheduled to board the plane to address a 'serious safety issue' and instructed us all to remain seated.”
Delta passengers told CNN that the flight was full and additional passengers had few options to blend in during the transatlantic flight.
The mystery woman was detained by French authorities upon landing at France's Charles de Gaulle Airport and will remain in custody until authorities put her on a flight back to the Big Apple, sources told the Post.
Once ashore, Port Authority officials are expected to arrest the stowaways on charges of theft of services, as well as a number of other charges.
The unidentified stowaway will also face federal charges, which will be determined later, officials said.
She is scheduled to return to the United States on Saturday, the official added.
According to CNN, she applied for asylum in France several years ago, but sources told the Post that her asylum request was rejected this week.
Multiple investigations are currently underway to determine how the passengers were able to bypass not only TSA screeners, but also the boarding checkpoint at the Delta terminal.
Delta Air Lines did not release any information Thursday about how the woman gained unauthorized access to the transatlantic flight or any other details uncovered by an internal investigation.
“Nothing is more important than the issue of safety and security,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement. “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.”
The FBI and Justice Department did not respond to inquiries from the Post.
The Port Authority, which is responsible for overseeing the airport, declined to comment.
