Delta Air Lines recently witnessed a stowaway situation on their flight from New York to Paris. The incident took place last week when a woman flew to France without a ticket while spending most of the traveling time in the washroom. When she was set to return to the US, she caused a disturbance at the airport.
According to the Transportation Security Administration, nearly 2.7 million passengers traveled via airplanes two days prior to Thanksgiving Day when this incident unfolded. The woman, who is allegedly between 55 and 60 years old, went through two identity verifications. She did not have a boarding pass but completed a screening for security.
Following the incident, investigators are trying to find out how the woman bypassed multiple layers of security. She boarded the flight at New York's JFK International Airport.
While TSA confirmed she was not carrying any prohibited items, her purpose of stowing away all the way to France is currently unknown.
Where is the stowaway now who fled from New York to Paris on a Delta flight?
According to CNN, the stowaway woman is currently in Paris. She was set to board a flight scheduled to fly back to the US on Saturday, but she could not. She was removed from the flight before takeoff, and her return is yet to be rescheduled.
The woman has been waiting at Charles de Gaulle Airport (ZAPI) for deportation because she does not meet the requirements to enter the country. Several passengers at the airport shared videos of the woman and what she was saying.
Gary Treichler, a man from California, said she kept on saying, "I do not want to go back to the USA. Only a judge can make me go back to the USA" at the airport.
"She also repeated the Geneva Convention a few times so to me that kind of showed that she was off," the man added.
A Delta spokesperson, in a statement, said "matters of safety and security" are the most important for the airline.
"That’s why Delta is conducting an exhaustive investigation of what may have occurred and will work collaboratively with other aviation stakeholders and law enforcement to that end."
When the woman reaches the US, she might face a civil penalty case by TSA. Moreover, New York authorities could also arrest her upon returning to the country.
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More details about the case are awaited.
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