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Posted on 01/27/2026 7:27:45 PM PST by libh8er
A man is facing federal charges after investigators said he got on an Air France flight in Phoenix Monday despite not having a valid boarding pass and then refused to get off the flight.
Court documents said Qais Ahmad Tillaw bought a ticket online around 2 p.m. for an Air France flight leaving the Valley. However, the airline canceled the boarding pass minutes later because of an “unauthorized credit card.”
He showed up at Phoenix Sky Harbor, ditched his rental car at Terminal 4 and headed to the TSA security checkpoint. The FBI said he made it through security despite not having a valid boarding pass.
While waiting to board the flight, a passenger said Tillaw was acting suspicious and told an Air France employee. But that worker didn’t say anything until later.
Court documents said Tillaw got on the plane without a real boarding pass or crews getting a good look at his passport.
Tillaw then didn’t take a seat but just paced up and down the jet. When crew members checked his name against the list of passengers, his name didn’t come up so they told the captain, the FBI said.
The captain told Tillaw to get off the plane but he refused, only typing messages on his phone, the FBI said. So Phoenix police were called and officers ordered everyone but Tillaw off the plane so they could remove him safely, the FBI said.
Once the plane was empty, Tillaw complied with the police and was removed. The incident caused a nearly two-hour delay for everyone on the flight.
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Good thing the TSA is on duty and working hard to protect us from terrorists.
smh
The name alone (Qais Ahmad Tillaw) should have made alarm bells go off.
Well, if he had suitcases full of hundred dollar bills TSA would have eventually informed the FBI.
Everyone who didn’t react to the suspicious behavior should be suspended.
Deport!
How did he pass security?
Yeah that TSA gang There really something aren’t they?
Really taken care of us. Makes all that invasion of privacy and Humiliation worthwhile doesn’t it?
Test run
There is where a MAJOR failure occurred. What is the name of the TSA agent who let him pass?
Good thing that TSA caught this jerk. Who knows what he was up to.
“Phoenix police were called and officers ordered everyone but Tillaw off the plane so they could remove him safely, the FBI said.”
That’s gay. Everyone wants to watch him get grabbed and manhandled and then take the walk of shame. Don’t make 200 people exit and then re-board. This country has gotten too pussified.
I'd sue.
If that worker had said acted at the time, the guy wouldn't have boarded the plane, and there wouldn't have been a two hour delay.
Air France needs to hire staff who aren't ignorant.
Did they check his luggage?
TSA does NOT check boarding passes. That is the airlines job.
Air France - explains a lot.
Opting out of facing the camera (facial recognition) at TSA checkpoint, in my experience, prompts TSA to ask for your boarding pass to compare against your ID.
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