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MAN CHARGED AFTER 'FLYING FROM LONDON TO NEW YORK WITHOUT A TICKET OR PASSPORT'


THE MET SAID THE 46-YEAR-OLD WAS ARRESTED AT ABOUT 8PM ON CHRISTMAS DAY AFTER
ARRIVING IN THE UK ON A FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK AND WAS CHARGED WITH OBTAINING
SERVICES BY DECEPTION, BEING UNLAWFULLY AIRSIDE AND BOARDING AN AIRCRAFT WITHOUT
PERMISSION.

Sunday 11 February 2024 12:17, UK

Image: A man boarded New York-bound flight 'without a ticket'


A man has been charged after allegedly flying from London to New York without a
ticket or passport.

Craig Sturt passed through a series of security checkpoints and passport control
without showing any documents at Heathrow Airport before boarding the British
Airways flight before Christmas, according to The Sun.

But the 46-year-old was stopped on arrival at JFK airport and sent back to the
UK, where he was arrested and charged with fraud and offences under the Aviation
Security Act.

Image: Heathrow is supporting authorities with their investigation. Pic: PA

Sturt gained airside access at Heathrow's Terminal 5 and boarded the Boeing
787-10 Dreamliner "without having paid for a ticket" according to the charges.

Court records show he admitted the offences at Uxbridge Magistrates' Court,
where he was due to be sentenced in January - but a warrant was issued for his
arrest after he failed to appear.

Sturt was reported missing to Thames Valley Police on 25 January and the Met
took over the case on 31 January and is now leading the investigation.

"On 24 December 2023, police were made aware of an alleged breach of security at
Heathrow Airport and a male was subsequently arrested and later charged with
fraud and Aviation Security Act offences," the force said in a statement.


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"We continue to work with all our partners to review and enhance the already
robust security measures in place which are kept under constant review by the
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The Met said Sturt was arrested at about 8pm on Christmas Day after arriving in
the UK on a flight from New York and was charged with obtaining services by
deception, being unlawfully airside and boarding an aircraft without permission.

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A Heathrow spokesperson said: "All people who go airside are subject to security
screening, including the individual involved in this case.

"We are supporting the authorities with their ongoing investigation."

A BA spokesperson said: "We are assisting the authorities with their
investigation."

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