The woman who evaded multiple security checkpoints at JFK Airport to board a Paris-bound flight is now stuck in France — and it’s unclear when the stowaway will be brought back to New York to face charges, according to law enforcement sources.
The sneaky flyer was supposed to arrive at JFK Saturday afternoon but was instead kicked off the would-be return flight following a disruptive outburst in Paris, sources told The Post.
Upon her return to the Big Apple, the woman is expected to be arrested and charged by multiple law enforcement agencies after the headline-making Tuesday incident, according to sources.
She will remain in custody at Charles de Gaulle Airport until a new flight is set.
The stowaway, a 57-year-old with a Russian passport and a US green card, eluded multiple layers of security without a boarding pass or identification before sneaking aboard a Delta flight to the City of Lights during one of the busiest travel days of the year.
Multiple investigations are currently ongoing to determine how the passenger was able to evade not only the Transportation Security Administration’s passport and boarding pass screeners, but also Delta’s boarding checkpoint at the airline’s terminal without raising any alarms, sources said.
While the TSA noted the individual “did not pose a threat to civil aviation,” Delta Airlines, along with law enforcement, is conducting an investigation into the security breach.
“Nothing is of greater importance than matters of safety and security,” a Delta spokesperson said in a statement.
“That’s why Delta is conducting an exhaustive investigation of what may have occurred and will work collaboratively with other aviation stakeholders and law enforcement to that end.”
Flight attendants were tipped off when they noticed the vagabond passenger rotating between bathrooms during the fully booked flight, according to ticket passengers who witnessed the troubling incident.
“We somehow flew all the way from New York to Paris with a stowaway,” a first-class passenger documented on Instagram.
“This woman somehow got on the plane and hid in a lavatory during takeoff and wasn’t detected until we were about to land.”
Federal authorities launched an investigation after the aircraft landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport.
The mystery woman was detained by French authorities and denied entry to Paris after she begged for — and was denied — asylum, sources said.
Port Authority officers are expected to arrest her when she returns to New York for theft of services, plus a host of other charges.
She will also face federal charges that are to be determined, according to sources.