Norwegian man boards plane without ticket - twice
The Hindu
Norwegian traveller sneaks onto plane at Munich airport twice without ticket, flies to Sweden; under investigation.
A Norwegian traveller managed to board a plane at Munich airport without a ticket two days in a row – and even flew to Sweden on the second occasion, police said on Tuesday (August 13, 2024).
The 39-year-old sneaked past security at Germany's second-busiest airport for the first time on August 4.
Passengers are supposed to scan boarding passes at an automatic gate but he stood close to another traveller and got through without one, the Bild daily reported.
He then snuck past airline staff at the gate and boarded the plane.
But the aircraft was fully booked and his deception was discovered as he did not have a seat. The man was handed over to police, who charged him but let him go, the paper said.
Undeterred, the Norwegian returned a day later, used the same technique, and boarded a flight to Sweden that was not fully booked, said police spokesman Sebastian Pinta.
However on arrival in Stockholm, he attracted the attention of airport staff as he wanted to return to Munich immediately, and he was handed over to the police.
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