British man flew from London to JFK Airport without ticket or passport: reports
- Authorities in New York detained passenger Craig Sturt, who flew from London without a ticket or a passport
- He was charged with fraud and Aviation Security Act offences after being returned to the UK, but skipped court date
A British man flew from London’s Heathrow airport to New York’s John F Kennedy airport without a ticket or a passport on Christmas Eve, according to multiple reports.
Craig Sturt, 46, was detained when he landed in New York and flown back to the UK on a charter flight, the The Telegraph newspaper reported.
Investigators believe Sturt, who is at least 1.8 metres tall, sneaked behind other passengers at a passport check and during boarding of the British Airways flight, according to the Telegraph.
Heathrow officials insisted that Sturt must have undergone security screening, Sky News reported. However, they provided no explanation for how he cleared security and customs checks without any documents.
“All people who go airside are subject to security screening, including the individual involved in this case,” a spokesperson told the outlet.