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Female stowaway discovered upon arrival in Paris after bypassing identity checks on New York flight

Nov 28, 2024, 01:25 PM

Amid the Thanksgiving travel rush, a female stowaway passenger was discovered on Tuesday night on a fully booked Delta Air Lines flight from New York City's JFK Airport to Paris. The woman managed to bypass two security checkpoints, including identity verification and boarding pass checks, before boarding the flight. The stowaway was discovered upon arrival in Paris, where the pilot announced to passengers that there was an extra passenger on board. The discovery has prompted investigations by Delta Air Lines and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) into how the security breach occurred. Authorities have not disclosed how the passenger evaded the security measures at JFK Airport.