A Norwegian man has puzzled the German authorities after he managed to board two flights without a ticket and without being caught by security.

The 39-year-old man was eventually handed over to officials after attracting the attention of crew during landing in Stockholm, Sweden, earlier this month, German federal police said. The Independent.

The unidentified stowaway is currently being investigated by German authorities for trespassing and fare evasion after boarding two flights without buying a single ticket, police said.

The first incident occurred on August 4 in Terminal 2 of Munich Airport, according to police, when he passed through security and boarded a flight to Hamburg without being caught. He was said to have been so close to a passenger that he bypassed an automatic ticket check, the German newspaper reported. Picture reported.

Until the cabin crew realized that there was no room for him on the fully booked flight. The police were called and the man was handed over, but was later released.

Although he had already clashed with the police, the man decided to try again the next day to sneak onto a plane undetected.

The man managed to pass through security for a second time and board another plane, Lufthansa flight LH2418, without a boarding pass. Since this flight was not fully booked, he was able to travel to Stockholm, said police spokesman Sebastian Pinta.

His behavior ultimately proved fatal when the Norwegian subsequently attempted to fly directly back to Munich on the same plane, which attracted the attention of airport staff, according to local reports.

Pinta said he was handed over to Swedish police following a “tip-off from airport staff.”

“The man posed no threat,” Pinta added The Independent.The investigation also found that there was no intention to disrupt air traffic.”

Andreas Roßkopf, chairman of the police union in Germany, called on Munich Airport to explain how a man could board two flights without buying a plane ticket.

“I have never experienced this in my career as a civil servant. The airport must explain how this could have happened,” he said. Picture. “Climate activists have simply cut open fences and a passenger is now flying through Europe without a ticket.”

Munich Airport announced The Independent that an investigation is currently underway to determine how the passenger was able to pass the automated boarding pass check at the security checkpoint.

“The airline does the same with boarding pass checks at the gate, which is their responsibility,” added the airport spokesman. “We have already sensitized the access control staff and are employing additional staff. We are also in contact with our partners, the authorities and the airline.”

“The person passed the security check regularly and without any irregularities, the state police have already informed us of this based on their investigations,” it said.

Lufthansa said in a statement to The Independent They are aware of the case and are “already in close contact with the authorities and partners. The investigation is in full swing and will take some time. For investigative reasons, no details can be disclosed.”

“It should be noted that flight safety was never compromised,” the airline added.

Similar incidents involving stowaways have occurred around the world recently, such as the case of a Russian who was sentenced to five years in prison in November after flying from Denmark to the west coast of the United States.

In another incident, a Texas man was also arrested after he managed to board a Delta Air Lines flight in March by using a photo he took of another passenger’s boarding pass in an unobserved situation.

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