TSA checks JFK video while waiting for Stowaway from Paris

TSA checks JFK video while waiting for Stowaway from Paris

The authorities in the United States have checked current security recordings of airports, while they continue to examine how a woman without a ticket on board a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris-and on one of the most busiest travel days of the year.

examine security measures

agents of the transportation security administration (TSA) prepare a civil law law against Stowaway after evaluating the security videos of John F. Kennedy International Airport, according to the spokeswoman for the authority, Alexa Lopez. The Stowaway was initially unnoticed by the facial recognition systems at the TSA checkpoint, as the TSA announced. However, she went through the luggage control, where officials discovered two water bottles.

"The TSA will initiate civil law proceedings against passengers if there are indications that procedural rules may have been violated," said Lopez. While the TSA cannot claim criminal charges, it can forward the matter to the Ministry of Justice.

identity of the Stowaway

A representative of the Paris Airport identified the female Stowaway as a 57-year-old Russian citizen. The passenger, whose return to the United States is currently organized by French authorities, remains in custody in France. It was originally scheduled for a return flight to the United States on Saturday afternoon, but the French authorities had to go according to the Paris airport representative remove from the plane after she started screaming.

unrest on board

"The pilot refused to take her with her because she was too restless," the airport officer told CNN on Monday. The French border police brought the passenger back to a waiting area at Charles de Gaulle Airport, where people prepare for their deportation. There it can be held up to 20 days.

The French authorities want them to voluntarily return to the United States. If this does not happen, it will be returned with accompaniment and in formal custody.

return and future security measures

Since her arrival in Paris, the woman has been examined by a doctor. TSA agents plan to meet Stowaway when they return to JFK, as Lopez announced. The TSA emphasizes that this incident illustrates why the authority asks for financing for electronic goals, use facial recognition and only grant access to luggage control after successful identity test.

A puzzle remains how the person could escape the Delta gate agent at the JFK. A source that is familiar with the incident explained that the Stowaway could avoid the aircraft crew because the flight was not fully booked. Passengers told CNN that the woman could have hidden between the toilets.

Delta did not comment on how Stowaway managed to get on board after she had passed the TSA-Checkpoint. The airline explained that it "carried out a comprehensive investigation to clarify the processes", but rejected further statements.