When a Delta Air Lines flight from Utah to Austin began to taxi to the runway, 26-year-old Wicliff Yves Fleurizard of George, Texas found himself without a seat.
The seat number on his boarding, 21F, was occupied by a young female passenger traveling alone.
A search of flight records failed to find Fleurizard's name on that particular flight, or any Delta flight for that matter. The plane returned to the airport, where officers were waiting.
Apparently, security footage caught Fleurizard sneaking around taking MULTIPLE pictures of other passengers' boarding passes, including the teen female passenger in 21F, so he could sneak on the flight.
Honestly, he probably would've gotten away with it too had the flight not been full.
According to NBC DFW, a friend gave Fleurizard a buddy pass to fly on Southwest Airlines on Saturday but there were no available seats. He was rebooked on a flight for Sunday morning, but that plane was also full and he was added to another flight later that same day.
The 26-year-old admitted to authorities that he had "made a mistake and was only trying to get home."
The TSA said that Fleurizard was screened at the airport using a photo ID that matched the name on the boarding pass, which was for that Southwest flight.
He faces a felony charge of being a stowaway on an aircraft.
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