A man seeking a free getaway managed to board two planes without a boarding pass, including one that flew him 800 miles to Stockholm.
While there are known methods to snag cheaper flights, such as booking on specific days or times, this approach is certainly unconventional and not advisable.
This daring individual first attempted to bypass airport security on August 4 at Munich Airport, successfully clearing security without any boarding card or flight documents.
He boarded a plane bound for Hamburg, but was discovered without a ticket by the crew and subsequently removed.
Although questioned by police, he was later released.
Amazingly, just 24 hours later, he managed to get through security again, this time boarding a flight to Stockholm, Sweden, once more without any ticket or boarding pass.
This time, he found an empty seat and completed the 800-mile journey. However, he aroused suspicion upon landing when he immediately sought to return to Munich, prompting Lufthansa airline staff to alert authorities.
This incident has led Bavarian Police to launch a thorough security investigation into how someone could so easily breach airport security measures.
A spokesperson for Munich Airport informed Business Insider that an investigation is being conducted to determine how the individual was “able to bypass the automated boarding pass check in front of the security checkpoint.”
The man is now facing charges of trespassing and fare evasion.
This isn’t an isolated incident of someone bypassing security without purchasing a boarding pass.
Sergey Vladimirovich Ochigava managed to travel all the way to LA from Denmark by tailgating another passenger in November of the previous year.
Officials were initially puzzled as to how Ochigava completed the journey without any documentation. While he claimed in court that he “did not remember how he got on the plane in Copenhagen” or passed through security, this defense did not hold up.
Ochigava faced serious consequences for his actions, being found guilty of stowing away on a plane. He was sentenced to 93 days in jail and ordered to pay $2,174, equivalent to the price of a one-way ticket from LA to Copenhagen.