According to a source on Sunday, the stowaway who boarded a flight in New York and traveled all the way to Paris on Tuesday was kicked off her return flight to the United States for making a disturbance.
The woman “created a disturbance” on the Delta flight she was on, which was scheduled to return to New York, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
According to the source, the woman was taken from the aircraft and is currently being held by French officials.
There were no immediate details provided regarding the type of disturbance.
Due to a rowdy passenger, Delta reported that Flight 265 from Paris to New York was delayed on Saturday. No other details were disclosed by the airline.
A Transportation Security Administration official said in a statement Wednesday that the woman, who boarded the flight to Paris last week without a boarding permit, evaded two identification verification and boarding status stations and boarded the aircraft.
Before boarding Delta Flight 264 on Tuesday from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport, she went through a thorough security check. According to the TSA’s statement on Wednesday, she did not constitute a security risk because she was not carrying any prohibited items.
When the plane touched down in Paris, the stowaway was taken out by law enforcement, according to a source familiar with the matter on Wednesday.
A Russian passenger who stowed away on a flight from JFK to Charles de Gaulle was denied entry into France due to the fact that she lacked a valid travel document and visa, according to a representative for France’s border police.
According to the spokesman, the woman, who has a valid U.S. residency permit, was held in a holding zone in preparation for her return to the United States.
A request for comment on the initial incident and the claimed disturbance was not immediately answered by the public prosecutor for Pontoise, north of Paris.
How the woman got aboard the plane Tuesday without going through ticketing booths is unclear, but Delta said it will look into it.
In a statement, Delta stated that “nothing is of greater importance than matters of safety and security.” “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.”
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