Woman Sneaks Onto Flight to Israel at Cyprus Airport

An unusual incident occurred early Monday morning at Larnaca Airport in Cyprus, shortly before a TUS Airways flight to Israel was scheduled to depart. During preparations for takeoff, the flight crew discovered a woman on board who was not on the passenger manifest. The anomaly was detected when the crew conducted a passenger count and compared it to the official list, finding one extra person. Crew members located the woman, who had not been listed as a passenger, and removed her from the aircraft. The captain informed passengers that the woman had wished to fly to Israel but had been denied permission by immigration authorities. Following the incident, some passengers expressed concern and requested the flight not depart. "This was one passenger who wanted to fly to Israel, but she was not approved to travel by immigration authorities," the captain explained to passengers. "She got through the system, but was caught on the plane thanks to the alertness of our aircrew." He added, "So we owe a big thank you, first and foremost, to our aircrew who insisted we have the correct number of passengers on board." The captain also clarified that this incident was unrelated to a separate event, stating, "The pilot in Flydubai underwent radicalization and did what he did. This has absolutely no connection to what happened here. So everyone understands that this has no connection to this incident? Everyone is okay with that?" TUS Airways has not yet responded to a request for comment.