Stowaway Sentenced for JFK to Paris Flight, Faces Further Charges

Stowaway Sentencing and Claims

• ⚖️ Svetlana Dali was sentenced to time served for stowing away on a Delta flight from JFK to Paris, receiving seven months in federal custody.
• 🗣️ Dali claimed she stowed away to save her own life, alleging the US military had poisoned her, and stated she needed help for mental illness.
• 🚫 Despite the sentence, Dali will not be released immediately due to an active, pending case from a separate incident.

Attempted Stowaway Incidents

• ✈️ Dali was observed on camera sneaking onto a Delta flight at Kennedy Airport by using a special lane for crew members and boarding without a pass.
• 🚽 On the flight, she reportedly hid in a bathroom for several hours and faked vomiting to avoid interaction with flight attendants.
• 🇫🇷 Upon arrival in France, she was arrested and sent back to the US, pleading, "Please help me. I don't want to go to United States."
• ✈️ Two days prior to the Paris flight, Dali attempted to stow away at Bradley International Airport near Hartford, Connecticut, by following an airport worker through security.
• 🚫 She was stopped by a gate agent when attempting to board a JetBlue flight at the Connecticut airport.

Legal and Mental Health Proceedings

• 🧠 The judge ordered Dali to receive a year of supervised release for mental illness treatment.
• 🛂 Video footage showed Dali going through security at Kennedy Airport without showing ID by using a crew lane, and then boarding the Delta flight without a boarding pass.
• 🇺🇸 Prosecutors stated she hid in a bathroom and then approached a JetBlue departure gate, where she was stopped by a gate agent.