FBI investigating bros who got on wrong LAX-Tokyo flight, but how on Earth did it happen?
- 6 years ago
L.A. — The FBI may charge two brothers who allegedly boarded an L.A. to Tokyo flight with the same boarding pass, reports ABC News.
The flight was forced to turn back four hours into its journey when airline staff discovered an "unauthorized person."
The mishap happened after a pair of Tokyo-bound brothers, booked on different flights, were somehow allowed onto the same ANA flight on December 26.
According to ABC News, the feds allege that one used a duplicate boarding pass to do so. Law enforcement told CNN that the brothers had similar names.
While this case is suspect, there have been genuine flight mix-ups in the past.
Aviation expert Buck Rodger told CNN that there are three checks for passengers. These are boarding gate checks, in-flight destination announcements and assigned seating. Rodgers said that a combination of faults from these can create a flight mix-up.
Federal investigators are looking into the case but have not charged anyone, reported the BBC.
The flight was forced to turn back four hours into its journey when airline staff discovered an "unauthorized person."
The mishap happened after a pair of Tokyo-bound brothers, booked on different flights, were somehow allowed onto the same ANA flight on December 26.
According to ABC News, the feds allege that one used a duplicate boarding pass to do so. Law enforcement told CNN that the brothers had similar names.
While this case is suspect, there have been genuine flight mix-ups in the past.
Aviation expert Buck Rodger told CNN that there are three checks for passengers. These are boarding gate checks, in-flight destination announcements and assigned seating. Rodgers said that a combination of faults from these can create a flight mix-up.
Federal investigators are looking into the case but have not charged anyone, reported the BBC.