JFK Ground Security: Body found in ex-JFK DL 777
Feb 9, 2010, 8:23 am
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Surely the TSA must be involved - somehow? Don't they have people in LOS? If this is true then that is a huge slip-up by DL. So much for pre-flight inspections - two of them.
Feb 9, 2010, 9:33 am
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Feb 9, 2010, 9:42 am
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Feb 9, 2010, 11:40 am
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The body was spotted by a mechanic who went up into the wheel bay at NRT.
I should note the man has not been identified (only described as a black male) and the report of the stowaway originating in LOS is unconfirmed (via reliable source), but IMHO is also the most likely scenario.
Equipment flew as follows:
DL 53 LOS-ATL AR 5:30am
DL 190 ATL-JFK LV 7:40am AR 9:55am
DL 59 JFK-NRT LV 12:40pm -- body found in NRT
Feb 9, 2010, 11:52 am
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Apparently the body was well up in the wheel bay and would not have been spotted by a pre-flight inspection.
The body was spotted by a mechanic who went up into the wheel bay at NRT.
I should note the man has not been identified (only described as a black male) and the report of the stowaway originating in LOS is unconfirmed (via reliable source), but IMHO is also the most likely scenario.
Equipment flew as follows:
DL 53 LOS-ATL AR 5:30am
DL 190 ATL-JFK LV 7:40am AR 9:55am
DL 59 JFK-NRT LV 12:40pm -- body found in NRT
The body was spotted by a mechanic who went up into the wheel bay at NRT.
I should note the man has not been identified (only described as a black male) and the report of the stowaway originating in LOS is unconfirmed (via reliable source), but IMHO is also the most likely scenario.
Equipment flew as follows:
DL 53 LOS-ATL AR 5:30am
DL 190 ATL-JFK LV 7:40am AR 9:55am
DL 59 JFK-NRT LV 12:40pm -- body found in NRT
Jun 30, 2011, 12:14 pm
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FBI: Stowaway slips onto cross-country flight is another story, but this time with a twist on the usual stowaway story. Extremely worrisome. I'll skip the expected commentary on security theater.