Man with no ticket boards 2 flights at Munich airport
08/13/2024August
13, 2024
A man from Norway successfully boarded two flights without a boarding
pass or valid ticket at Germany's second-largest airport. After initially being
caught, he slipped through security the next day and flew to Sweden.
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The airport said it
was looking into the security breaches but that it would take time to clarify
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A Norwegian traveler boarded two flights
at Munich airport, without a valid
ticket for either plane, police said Tuesday.
While his deception was quickly discovered the
first time around, he was able to try the same trick only a day later — and
took off on a flight headed to Sweden.
What we
know about the security scam
The 39-year-old managed to hoodwink security staff
at Bavaria's biggest hub for the first time
on August 4.
Although passengers would normally scan their
boarding passes at an automatic gate, Germany's Bild newspaper
reported that the sneaky Scandinavian stood near another traveler and squeezed
through without one.
He also slipped past airline staff at the gate and
boarded a plane headed for the northern German city of Hamburg.
The aircraft was fully booked and, because the man did not have a seat, his trickery was revealed.
While the would-be stowaway was handed over to police and charged, he was promptly released and returned to the airport a day later.
Using the same technique, he sneaked on board
a flight to Stockholm that was not fully booked, police spokesman Sebastian Pinta
said. This time, the plane took off with him on board.
It was not specified what airline was involved.
Shock
find in Stockholm
When he arrived in the Swedish capital, the man
quickly attracted the attention of airport staff because he wanted to fly back
to Munich immediately.
The individual was arrested by Swedish police, who
also found that he had a knife with a 10-centimeter blade on him. Despite this,
Pinta said the man was deemed to have posed no threat.
Munich Airport spokesman Henner Euring said the
circumstances of the breach were being clarified but that it would take some
time.
"We are investigating how the passenger was
able to bypass the automatic boarding pass check before the security check. The
airline is also checking the boarding pass check at the boarding gates, where
it is responsible for the check."
German police said the man was under investigation
for unlawful entry and transport fraud. It was unclear if the man had been
asked to show any form of identification at any point.
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