Experts suggest the implementation of more effective control systems to prevent similar cases from occurring in the future
Amid the wagon holiday chaos, a Russian woman got the unthinkable: boarding an international flight without ticket, passport or any travel document. Svetlana, 57, a legal resident in the US, burned the safety of JFK airport and embarked on a Delta Air Lines flight to Paris.
According to judicial documents and surveillance images, from there was initially barred for not having boarding card. Minutes later, she returned and took advantage of the movement of an Air Europa crew to access a line for airline employees, unnoticed by TSA agents.
At the boarding gate, he mixed a group of and, without being questioned, entered the aircraft. During the flight, he avoided detection hiding in the bathrooms, alternating between them. It was discovered only when the plane was already flew over the Atlantic.
Woman can be arrested after flying from New York to Paris without ticket
Upon landing in Paris, he was arrested by French authorities for not having a valid visa and deported back to the US. Initially released under electronic monitoring, she violated the conditions of her freedom by removing her anklet and trying to cross the border to Canada, being detained again.
In May 2025, a federal court in Brooklyn considered it guilty for illegal boarding at the aircraft. She faces a sentence of up to six months in prison. The case raised concerns about airport safety failures, especially during high -move periods.
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