Woman boards plane at Gatwick without passport
A woman has been arrested after being found on a plane at Gatwick Airport without any identification documents or a boarding pass.
Sussex Police were called just after 7am today to a report that a 51-year-old woman from Germany had got onto the Easyjet aircraft before boarding had officially begun.
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A force spokesman said: "Airport staff found that she had no ID, no passport and no boarding pass."
She was arrested on suspicion of entering a restricted area without permission and remains in custody.
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The plane's passengers were instructed to go through security screening in the North Terminal again before being allowed to board.
According to Easyjet's website the flight to Tenerife departed at 8.45am, which was one hour and 15 minutes behind schedule.
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