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| Intruder arrested on Easyjet flight at Gatwick Airport | Intruder arrested on Easyjet flight at Gatwick Airport |
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| An intruder got on to an Easyjet flight at Gatwick Airport with no passport or boarding pass before the departure gate had opened. | An intruder got on to an Easyjet flight at Gatwick Airport with no passport or boarding pass before the departure gate had opened. |
| Police were called when a 51-year-old woman boarded the plane to Tenerife just after 07:00 BST without a ticket or identification documents. | Police were called when a 51-year-old woman boarded the plane to Tenerife just after 07:00 BST without a ticket or identification documents. |
| They arrested the German national on suspicion of entering a security restricted area without permission. | They arrested the German national on suspicion of entering a security restricted area without permission. |
| The flight was delayed for about an hour while passengers were rescreened. | The flight was delayed for about an hour while passengers were rescreened. |
| A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Police were called to the North Terminal departure gate 111 in Gatwick airport... to a report a woman had boarded an Easyjet flight to Tenerife before boarding had actually started. | A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Police were called to the North Terminal departure gate 111 in Gatwick airport... to a report a woman had boarded an Easyjet flight to Tenerife before boarding had actually started. |
| "Airport staff found that she had no ID, no passport and no boarding pass. | "Airport staff found that she had no ID, no passport and no boarding pass. |
| "The plane was rescreened for security purposes and all the passengers were allowed to board and continue with their journey." | "The plane was rescreened for security purposes and all the passengers were allowed to board and continue with their journey." |
| In a statement on its website, Easyjet said the flight was delayed for about an hour because of "additional security checks in Gatwick". | In a statement on its website, Easyjet said the flight was delayed for about an hour because of "additional security checks in Gatwick". |
| A Gatwick Airport spokeswoman said "there was no risk to passenger security" and it was investigating the matter "with all relevant parties". | |
| "As a precautionary measure, all passengers on flight EZY8703 disembarked the plane to be rechecked through security," she added. |