Surveillance footage from Salt Lake City International Airport showed Fulllizard taking photos of multiple passengers' cell phones and mobile boarding passes near the plane's gate, according to the complaint. When the underage female attempted to board, a Delta Airlines gate agent noticed that the system indicated she was already on the plane. According to court filings, she was traveling alone using a ticket purchased by her father.
Once on the plane, Fleurizal's actions before takeoff attracted the attention of the flight attendants. The man tried to open the door to the emergency equipment storage area and led an employee to the lavatory at the front of the aircraft. He then “spent a significant amount of time” in the bathroom while others were on board, and after all passengers had boarded the plane and the doors were locked, he moved to a bathroom in the back of the plane, the complaint said. ing.
As the plane taxied toward the runway, Fleurizal told the flight attendant where to sit, but the seats were already occupied. Airline staff searched for his name in the Guest Service Tools system, but no Delta reservations matching his name were found.
The plane returned to the gate, where Salt Lake City police met Fulllizard. According to court filings, the man told law enforcement officers that he was on a snowboarding trip to Park City, Utah, and was trying to get home using a Southwest Airlines “buddy pass” given to him by a friend of his. It is said that he did.
Fleurizal told officers he tried to use his ticket to board two Southwest flights, one Saturday afternoon and one Sunday morning, but both were overbooked and unable to offer him a seat. The airline reassigned him to a Sunday 3 p.m. flight for a third time, but Fleurizal left the Southwest boarding area, according to the complaint.
Full Lizard then tried to board a Delta flight. The Lines flight was scheduled to take off at 9:50 a.m., several hours earlier than the Southwest flight, according to FlightAware.
“Fulrizal acknowledged that he had made a mistake and was simply attempting to return home,” the court filing states. He is currently charged with one felony count of stowaway on an aircraft.
Mr. Fleurizal's attorney was not listed in court documents released as of Wednesday night.
Delta Air Lines, the Transportation Security Administration, Salt Lake City International Airport and the Salt Lake City Police Department did not respond to requests for comment.
