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Intruder found on easyJet flight

September 4, 2015 By bernard.montrel@gmail.com

An intruder got on to an Easyjet flight at Gatwick Airport with no passport or boarding pass before the departure gate had opened.
Police were called when a 51-year-old woman boarded the plane to Tenerife just after 07:00 BST without a ticket or identification documents.
They arrested the German national on suspicion of entering a security restricted area without permission.
The flight was delayed for about an hour while passengers were rescreened.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Police were called to the North Terminal departure gate 111 in Gatwick airport… to a report a woman had boarded an Easyjet flight to Tenerife before boarding had actually started.
“Airport staff found that she had no ID, no passport and no boarding pass.
“The plane was rescreened for security purposes and all the passengers were allowed to board and continue with their journey.”
In a statement on its website, Easyjet said the flight was delayed for about an hour because of “additional security checks in Gatwick”.
A Gatwick Airport spokeswoman said “there was no risk to passenger security” and it was investigating the matter “with all relevant parties”.
“As a precautionary measure, all passengers on flight EZY8703 disembarked the plane to be rechecked through security,” she added.
BBC News

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Airport Security, easyJet

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