Stowaway Chaos: Seconds of Turbulence in the Skies Over France

Mon Dec 15 2025 17:46:25 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

A passenger who previously stowed away on a Delta flight from New York to Paris creates further disruptions on a return flight, leading to delays and intervention by authorities.

An unruly passenger, previously caught stowing away on a Delta flight to Paris, wreaked havoc on a return flight to New York. The incident resulted in significant delays as authorities removed the passenger in Paris.

In a bewildering turn of events, a passenger who had stowed away on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris earlier in the week has sparked further chaos on the return journey. On Saturday, this errant traveler became disruptive aboard Flight 265, headed for John F. Kennedy International Airport from Charles de Gaulle Airport, prompting a delay of over two hours before takeoff, as confirmed by flight-tracking services.

Delta representative Morgan Durrant described the situation as one involving “an unruly customer,” which led to intervention from French authorities who ultimately removed the individual from the flight. This same person, who initially boarded Flight 264 from Kennedy International as a stowaway, had bypassed two identity verification checkpoints, raising serious security concerns.

After the stowaway was reported on the original flight to Paris, police boarded the aircraft upon landing, uncovering the unsettling behavior of the passenger, who had allegedly been moving between lavatories without taking a seat. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has deferred all inquiries regarding this incident to the Transportation Security Administration (T.S.A.) and Delta, while both agencies have not provided any additional comments.

As this unusual saga unfolds, it underscores ongoing aviation security challenges and the need for tighter protocols to ensure the safety of all passengers in the air.