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one without ticket airline passenger A man in Seattle managed to bypass security and airline officials before boarding a flight to Honolulu earlier this week — but he was caught after leaving the plane, according to Delta Air Lines and the Transportation and Security Administration (TSA). .
The fare evader, who has not been identified, boarded Delta Air Lines Flight 487 at Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on December 24, which was headed to Hawaii’s capital just before Christmas.
But before the Airbus A321neo could take off, the freeloader was spotted and removed from the aircraft. Due to this incident, the plane was delayed by about two hours and 15 minutes from its scheduled time.
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A Delta Airlines Airbus A321-211 – similar to the plane in Tuesday’s incident, front taxis – departs San Diego International Airport for Salt Lake City on November 18, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/Getty Images)
“TSA can confirm that an individual passed through standard screening and was not carrying any prohibited items,” a TSA statement provided to Fox Business said. “The individual bypassed identity verification and boarding status stations and boarded a plane at Seattle/Tacoma International (SEA) without a boarding pass.”
It is not clear how the passenger without a ticket managed to bypass the checkpoints and board the plane.
The TSA statement continues, “TSA takes any incident that occurs at any of our checkpoints across the country seriously. TSA will independently review the circumstances of this incident at our travel document checker station at Seattle/Tacoma International. “
Passengers go through security at Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (SEA) on November 29, 2020. (Photo by David Ryder/Getty Images/Getty Images)
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The agency says it opens a civil case against any passenger if there is evidence tsa rules May have been violated.
During this time, delta air lines says the man was apprehended by law enforcement when the plane returned to the gate and TSA conducted additional security checks, including re-screening the customer.
A Delta spokesperson said, “Because there is no matter more important than safety and security, Delta’s people followed procedures for removing and then arresting a ticketed passenger.” “We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel and thank them for their patience and cooperation.”
A TSA agent wears a patch on his uniform. (Photo by Joe Radel/Getty Images)
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The airline says the investigation is ongoing, but initial indications are that the ticketless passenger boarded the flight at the gate without showing his boarding pass. According to Airbus, the Airbus A321neo typically seats around 180 to 220 passengers.
The incident comes just weeks after a man reportedly walked onto a Delta Air Lines flight departing from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City and remained unnoticed until the plane was close to landing. Was not given. in paris,
She was caught when a flight attendant guessed she was living in the plane’s bathroom abnormally long duration,
Fox News’ Louis Casciano contributed to this report.
