new york – A Russian national accused of sneaking onto a Delta Air Lines flight from New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paris last week appeared in federal court Thursday.
Svetlana Dali, who returned to New York City on WednesdayCharged with obtaining transportation on an aircraft without consent or permission. He did not file any petition.
Dali will remain behind bars until his next appearance before a judge on Friday afternoon. At that time, a bail package and verifiable residency will be discussed.
allegedly cast On November 26, he managed to enter the plane without a boarding pass.The Transportation Security Administration confirmed that security footage showed Dali using the TSA line for known crew members who eventually merge with the general public. The TSA also said she passed through a body scanner.
The TSA has since opened a civil lawsuit against the woman.
Judge considers Dali a flight risk
The 57-year-old woman was brought into the courtroom by US marshals and was accompanied by her lawyer and a Russian translator. She appeared calm wearing only a black jacket, blue jeans and sneakers.
Prosecutors argued that Dali was a flight risk and should be kept behind bars until attorneys were able to complete a review of the details of the case.
Her lawyer disagreed, saying that it was not necessary to keep her in custody and that she was not a threat to society and was not trying to smuggle anything, but the judge believed otherwise and considered her a flight risk. .
Dalí's lawyer said that while in custody she claimed that after leaving France she was poisoned and became ill. She said she fainted at one point while being detained.
After this, Dali was taken into federal custody on Wednesday. A previous effort to send green-card holders home to Philadelphia ended in outrage Earlier this week.
TSA, Delta on how breach occurred
The agency has given less importance to this incident.
“This is an isolated case of unauthorized access when more than 18 million travelers were screened at TSA security checkpoints during the busiest Thanksgiving travel season ever,” TSA said in a statement.
Delta also did not explain how it got past the gate agent.
“Delta would like to thank the French and US authorities for their assistance in this matter,” Delta Air Lines said in a statement. “Our review confirms that Delta's security infrastructure as part of our security management system framework is strong and that deviation from standard procedures was the root cause of this incident. We are fully addressing this matter “And we will continue to work closely with our regulators.” “Nothing is more important than security for law enforcement and other relevant stakeholders.”
