Man Skips TSA, Boards Plane, Most Likely Landed at Destination

by Stephan Tawney on August 10, 2007

Oh, good.

A man bypassed security screening Friday at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport and likely made it onto a flight that departed before he could be found, officials said.

The man slipped past screeners shortly before 8 a.m., a Transportation Security Administration spokesman said. Officials searched about 15 planes on the ground and shut down a concourse without finding him, spokesman Jon Allen said.

Allen said 12 other flights left the airport before the search, and officials believe the man is on one of those flights. Those passengers will be screened when they land, he said.

“It’s too soon to say whether there was malicious intent or whether it was someone who was confused and passed the security screening,” Allen said.

Oh, so a “confused” man can bypass security at our airports? Would that not mean that someone who intentionally bypasses security can do so very easily?

But, don’t go worrying your head off. The passenger will be found and screened after the flight arrives at its destination.



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