A female stowaway managed to evade multiple security checkpoints and was only caught on Delta flight to Paris.
The Delta flight DL264 departed New York JFK at 7:51pm EST to Paris CDG Airport Tuesday, November 26 2024.
As the flight was 100% full with no seat open, the woman apparently was hiding in the lavatory during takeoff of the Boeing 767-400ER (registration N845MH).
During the flight, she apparently was trying to hide moving from one lavatory to another, staying inside for a long time without drawing attention from flight attendants.
Surprisingly, the she remained largely unnoticed during the 7-hour flight until flight attendants asked themselves if that woman ever went to her seat just before landing.
In a passenger’s video taken after landing in Paris Wednesday morning, the pilot for Delta Flight 254 can be heard announcing that police have arrived and for everyone to stay seated, “while we sort out the extra passenger that’s on the plane.”
“TSA can confirm that an individual without a boarding pass completed the airport security screening without any prohibited items. The individual bypassed two identity verification and boarding status stations and was able to board the aircraft,” TSA said in a statement.
