The man was initially taken into custody on Christmas Day.
A man who flew from London to New York with none passport or boarding go has been arrested after he failed to look at a court docket, as per a report within the BBC. Craig Sturt was arrested at Eight am on Monday in Richmond, south-west London, in line with the Metropolitan Police.
The 46-year-old from Slough, Berkshire, is accused of passing via Heathrow Airport’s safety checks with out displaying credentials earlier than boarding a British Airways flight to John F Kennedy Airport on December 23 final 12 months with out a passport or boarding go.
He was stopped on arrival on the John F Kennedy Airport and despatched again to the United Kingdom, the place he was charged with fraud and offences below the Aviation Security Act. He was initially taken into custody on Christmas Day at roughly 8:00 pm. following his return flight to London.
British Airways said that he was aiding the authorities with their inquiry.Â
A Heathrow Airport spokesman mentioned, “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.”
Meanwhile, a British Airways flight from London to Prague was compelled to show round and make an emergency touchdown after fumes have been noticed within the cockpit on January 22. According to Metro, the aircraft took off from Heathrow Airport at 7.25 am on Sunday and was anticipated to land in Prague simply after 10 am.
However, half an hour into the flight, it circled over the Strait of Dover and got here again to the UK, in line with flight path information from FlightRadar24. The aircraft flew again to Heathrow and touched down at 8.41 am.Â
As quickly because the aircraft landed, a number of fireplace engines rushed in direction of it.Â
A British Airways spokesperson blamed a ‘technical situation’ for the short about-turn, although they didn’t specify what had prompted the pilots to decide on to return to Heathrow.
British Airways mentioned in an announcement: ”We’re sorry for the delay in our clients’ journey after the plane returned to Heathrow as a precaution. Our groups sorted them while they waited to board a substitute plane to proceed their journey.”