According to a report by The Voyage Report, Delta Air Lines flight 99, traveling from Paris to Detroit, arrived almost an hour and a half late on Friday, arriving at the airport at 2:39 p.m. On arrival at Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials boarded the Delta plane, taking a male flight attendant into custody. Officials reportedly had an active warrant against the flight attendant for third-degree Grand Theft out of Orange County, Florida.
Delta flight travels from Paris to Detroit
According to The Voyage Report, the Delta flight left from Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris at 11:22 a.m.
local time, arriving at Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport at 2:39 p.m. EDT and parked at gate A60 in the McNamara Terminal at the airport.
As reported by ABC News, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said in a statement that CBP officers at the Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport had arrested the flight attendant and that he had been handed over to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office where the Delta Air Lines employee will await extradition to Florida on charges of grand theft.
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Spokeswoman says no indication of threat to safety or security on flight
In a statement by the airline, Delta spokeswoman Kate Modolo said there is no indication the action by the CBP officials was related in any way to passenger, crew or aircraft safety or the security of the flight.
Delta Air Lines reportedly declined to name the employee who had been arrested.
Flight forum user writes about the incident on Delta flight 99
The Voyage Report quotes a forum entry on Flyer Talk on Friday, where user Jmr007 said two of his family members were on Delta flight 99 from Paris. His relatives told the forum user that on arrival at the gate at the Detroit airport, two CBP officers told a flight attendant to ask everyone to take their seats again.
The captain reportedly then asked the CBP officers what was happening – there is no indication that he received a response to his question.
Members of the plane’s cabin crew were apparently arguing among themselves when the CBP officers told one of the male flight attendants on the plane to get his bag. Officials then handcuffed the flight attendant, walking him off the plane.
As noted by The Voyage Report, the details in the forum post could not immediately be verified and an inquiry made with CBP officials did not receive a response.
