A MAN evaded security checks at Gatwick and got on a passenger jet without showing a passport or boarding pass — the second such alert in a week.
The Brit managed to sneak on to the Norwegian Air flight in a bid to reach Danish capital Copenhagen undetected.
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But suspicious crew rumbled him before take-off and he was escorted off the Boeing 737 by police.
It comes a week after The Sun on Sunday revealed a man flew all the way from the UK to New York without a passport or boarding pass.
And the latest security breach is likely to spark fresh Home Office concern over airport checks.
It is understood the unnamed man avoided check-in at Gatwick around noon on Monday, February 5 — heading straight through to the security area and boarding gates.
A source said it is believed he then “tailgated” other passengers at security and passport checkpoints, and even avoided boarding gate staff to get to a seat on the plane.
After he was removed, passengers had to temporarily leave the plane for a security search.
A source told The Sun: “The man had no passport or flight ticket but brazenly tailgated other passengers unnoticed through security checkpoints and somehow managed to board the flight at the gate.
“It’s the second time this has happened recently. There needs to be an immediate review of security.”
A Gatwick spokesman insisted the individual had been “security screened and therefore posed no immediate security risk”.
Sussex Police confirmed its officers removed the man from the aircraft at 12.15pm but described it as a medical incident.
Its spokesman said: “Officers supported the airport’s security team and provided assistance to a man following concerns for his welfare.
“As per standard procedure, passengers were temporarily disembarked while a search was completed.
“They were then allowed to re-board the aircraft which was then cleared for departure.”
Due to the medical nature of the incident, it is understood no criminal charges have been brought.
On Monday, we revealed jobless Craig Sturt, 46, blagged his way on to a flight to New York without the relevant documents.
Mr Sturt turned up at Heathrow on December 23 and headed straight to the boarding pass security gates at Terminal 5.
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He walked through the automatic gates behind another passenger, then allegedly tailgated them at security checkpoints and passport control.
Mr Sturt was then able to board a bus at a BA departure gate with hundreds of other passengers and find himself a seat on the plane.
He was confronted by US officials at New York’s JFK airport, returned to Britain and convicted of offences but has since been detained under the Mental Health Act.
A probe was launched into security procedures at Heathrow.