A passenger who previously stowed away on a Delta flight caused major delays aboard a subsequent flight from Paris to New York due to disruptive behavior, leading to their removal by French authorities.
Unruly Stowaway Disrupts Delta Flight From Paris to New York
Unruly Stowaway Disrupts Delta Flight From Paris to New York
A stowaway aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris created chaos on a return flight, prompting authorities to intervene.
A stowaway who gained unauthorized access to a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris earlier in the week wreaked havoc during the return flight from Paris back to New York on Saturday, an aviation official reported.
The passenger, who had managed to travel without approval on Flight 264 to Paris, was escorted off Flight 265 destined for John F. Kennedy International Airport after reportedly behaving disruptively, as per Delta’s Morgan Durrant. This incident postponed the flight’s departure from Charles de Gaulle Airport for over two hours.
Travel tracking site FlightAware confirmed that the delay occurred as authorities dealt with the unruly passenger. A representative from the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (T.S.A) highlighted that the individual bypassed two security checks to board the flight from Kennedy, showcasing the oversight within security protocols.
Passengers had alerted police to the disturbance onboard the flight, including one traveler, Rob Jackson, who recounted seeing the woman frequently moving between lavatories without ever taking a seat. The T.S.A. has not provided detailed commentary on this incident, redirecting inquiries to Delta and the relevant French authorities, who are yet to comment. The situation has raised further scrutiny over airport security measures in light of such troubling breaches.
Hank Sanders, a member of the Times Fellowship reporting class of 2024-25, contributed to this report.
