US Man Boards Delta Air Lines Flight Without A Ticket At Washington International Airport; Airline Launches Probe

We have seen in movies how the actors get on the wrong flight and head to a totally different destination. This often caused us to think about how on earth they even board a flight without the airline’s staff coming to know about it! But it looks like, sometimes, there can be an oversight on the staff’s part as well! Earlier this month, a ticketless man boarded a Delta Air Lines plane after, allegedly, following a family at Washington Dulles International Airport. The airline has now launched a probe to know more about this incident.

Man Boards Delta Air Lines Flight Without A Ticket

Earlier this month, a man boarded a Delta Air Lines flight without a ticket at the Washington Dulles International Airport in the US. The airline staff only got to know about this when a family of four called them and complained that the man had been following them and even boarded the plane after them. The flight attendant then asked to see his boarding pass, which he was unable to produce.

According to an India Today report, Lauren Benton complained that the man had been following her, her husband and their two young children inside the terminal, even into a women’s restroom. She then noticed that he even followed and boarded the same flight as them. The man even sat down in their row. Then, Lauren’s husband confronted the man and complained to the flight attendant. The staff asked the man for his boarding pass, which he was unable to show.

He was then taken off the plane. However, as per the Transportation Security Administration, the man had a valid ID and boarding pass for a later flight. This could explain how he got past the checkpoints.

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Airline Reviews How The Man Boarded The Plane Without A Pass

After this incident, Delta Air Lines said that it would launch a probe and review how the man got on the plane without a ticket for the flight. The airline launched an internal probe and has been in touch with airport authorities to know more about the incident. In a press release, the airline has assured its passengers that there are “processes in place for gate agents and flight crews to verify that individuals onboard aircraft prior to departure are customers that are booked on that particular flight.”

It is to be noted that there were no charges imposed on the man who boarded the Delta Air Lines flight without a ticket at the Washington Dulles International Airport. What are your thoughts on this incident? Let us know in the comments.

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