• News
  • Film and TV
  • Music
  • Tech
  • Features
  • Celebrity
  • Politics
  • Weird
  • Community
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • LADbible
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
TikTok
YouTube
Submit Your Content
Man flies from Europe to US without passport and can’t remember how he got there

Home> News> Travel

Published 20:14 12 Dec 2023 GMT

Man flies from Europe to US without passport and can’t remember how he got there

He claims he can't remember how he got on the plane or through security

Bec Oakes

Bec Oakes

The FBI has been left baffled after a man flew from Europe to the US without a passport, ticket or any idea how he got there.

Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava, a Russian-Israeli dual national, flew from Copenhagen to Los Angeles on Scandinavian Airlines flight SK 931 on November 4.

But, unlike his fellow passengers, Ochigava had neither a boarding pass nor his passport.

It was also discovered by customs officers in California that he wasn’t on the passenger manifest for the flight from Denmark or any other flight into the US for that matter.

Advert

According to court documents, cabin crew noticed the stowaway because he 'wandered around the plane and kept changing his seat' during the flight.

He's also said to have 'asked for two meals during each meal service, and at one point attempted to eat the chocolate that belonged to members of the cabin crew'.

The FBI is investigating after a man managed to fly from Denmark to the US without a ticket or a passport.
Unsplash

They did not see his boarding and noted that the seat he took during boarding was supposed to be unoccupied according to the flight's manifest.

Advert

The report into the incident states: “Some members of the crew conducted head counts for their specific sections, but only to make sure that the aircraft was balanced for take-off and landing. They did not tally the numbers up."

Allegedly, he tried to speak to other passengers during the flight 'but most of the passengers ignored him,' according to members of the cabin crew.

Ochigava is now being held in custody under charges of stowing away on an aircraft, a crime that carries a potential jail sentence of up to five years, as the FBI investigates how exactly he managed to do it.

The man claims to have no idea how he ended up on the Scandinavian Airlines flight.
Unsplash

Advert

But, they may not get an answer anytime soon as FBI agent Caroline Walling says he 'stated he might have had a plane ticket to come to the United States but he was not sure.'

He also claimed he 'did not remember how he got on the plane in Copenhagen' and couldn't recall how he got through security at the Danish airport.

A spokesperson for Copenhagen Airport spokesperson has since confirmed that the man was on the flight despite not having a ticket or passport.

They told The Independent: “We can see from our surveillance that he has entered without a valid ticket.

Advert

"Copenhagen Airport has provided photo and video material to the authorities who are investigating the case.

"We take the matter very seriously, and it will be included in the work we continuously do to adjust and tighten our guidelines to improve security.”

And, a spokesperson for Scandinavian Airlines has said that the incident is being 'handled by the relevant authorities both in US and Denmark.'

Featured Image Credit: Getty Stock Image

Topics: News, Travel

Bec Oakes
Bec Oakes

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

3 hours ago
5 hours ago
  • 3 hours ago

    Cult classic film removed from Disney+ over controversial scene that had it banned from TV

    The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has long expressed its concerns about the scene in the 1989 movie

    Film & TV
  • 5 hours ago

    Vin Diesel hints Paul Walker could be in upcoming Fast and Furious movie and it's left fans very divided

    He's desperate to reunite Dom and Brian

    Film & TV
  • 5 hours ago

    Trump supporters are revealing the ‘red line’ that would make them stop supporting him and people say it’s ‘disturbing’

    President Trump's shocking approval ratings were recently released

    News
  • 5 hours ago

    Starbucks customer outraged after barista allegedly wrote 'illegal' joke on her cup

    "When I read it I’m like, OK. Was I supposed to laugh?"

    News
  • How travel in the US changes now Trump has banned these specific passports
  • $8 billion rail route from Europe to China via Middle East set to cut travel time by 200% as six countries sign up
  • How one woman stole $53 million from her hometown for over two decades without being caught
  • Trump signs order officially banning people from these 12 countries entering the US