It is reminiscent of a film: In the United States, a man stayed at the Chicago airport for three months - probably for fear of Corona.
A man in the
USA
stayed in the security area of an
airport
for a good three months
.
He
did not leave
the
airport for
fear of contracting
Corona
*
after flying home
.
Now the man from the
USA
threatens
legal consequences.
Chicago - It is a curious story from the
USA
that - even if it is strongly reminiscent of Steven Spielberg's film "The Terminal" from 2004 - actually happened that way.
Similar to Tom Hanks, who made himself
comfortable
at the
airport
as Viktor Navorski in the film
, a man has now nested
for three months
out of fear of
Corona
undetected at the airport in
Chicago
, Illinois.
As the Chicago Tribune reports, the man landed
in
Chicago
on October 19, 2020 with a plane from
Los Angeles
and subsequently stayed undetected in the security area of the
airport
for a
full three months
.
It was only three months later that
United Airways
employees became
aware of the man and asked him to identify himself.
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For three months a man has taken up residence in the security area of Chicago O'Hare Airport.
Now he has been caught by the police.
(Symbol picture)
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Man lives in the security area at one of the world's largest airports for three months
The man then pulled out an airport ID from an employee who had reported the ID as missing at the end of October 2020.
The
police
in
Chicago
arrested the 36-year-olds.
In custody, he finally admitted to the responsible officers that he had found the ID and had been
living
in the security area of
Chicago O'Hare
, one of the ten largest and busiest
airports in
the world, for
some time
.
According to his own statement out of fear of
being infected
with
Corona
after continuing his journey
. *
Airport |
Passengers in 2018 |
---|---|
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) |
103.90 million |
2. Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) |
100.98 million |
3. Dubai International Airport (DXB) |
89.15 million |
4. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) |
87.53 million |
5. Tokyo Haneda International Airport |
87.1 million |
6. Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
83.4 million |
Source: Flugrevue.de |
Initially, the man with the ID had access to the terminals and thus to all buildings, shops and groceries at the
airport
in
Chicago
.
After the ID card was reported missing and then blocked, the 26-year-old, who had lived in Orange in the greater
Los Angeles
area since 2019
, was only in the security area.
Other passengers provided him with food and drinks during this time.
Three months at Chicago Airport: Police in the USA take the man into custody for the time being
As the British newspaper "The Guardian" reports, the man was first arrested by the
police
in
Chicago
for breaking into the security area of the
airport
and stealing in a minor case.
In the meantime, however, a deposit of $ 1,000 is said to have been deposited.
Nevertheless, the 36-year-old is strictly prohibited from entering O'Hare Airport.
The investigation continues for the time being.
It is still unclear what the consequences will be.
The incident is also being thoroughly
investigated
by the
Chicago
Aviation Security Agency
.
"There is no higher priority than
airport
security,
" the Chicago Tribune quoted a spokesman for the Chicago Department of Aviation as saying.
No threat to airport security: the Chicago court “shocked” over the period
The man from Orange in the
Los Angeles area
himself is said to have a master's degree from Oklahoma State University and is currently unemployed.
Due to an expiring visa, he was probably on the way to
India
, where, according to the Chicago Tribune, his mother lives.
However, it is unclear whether the 36-year-old even had a plane ticket.
The
Chicago
daily newspaper also reported
that the responsible court was "shocked" by the length of the stay in the airport's security area.
Nevertheless: There was no danger for the
airport
or the passengers.
The
Los Angeles man
had no previous convictions and was
unknown
to the
US
police
.
(Yannick Wenig)
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