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Dec 13, 2023 (newstodate): One day in November, a passenger on SAS' flight from Copenhagen to Los Angeles reported at the Customs and Border Protection checkpoint with no passport and no record having been on the flight at all.
The story has been revealed by 404 Media in collaboration with Court Watch, an independent outlet that unearths overlooked court records.
The Russian/Israeli dual national named Sergey Ochigava took all authorities, including the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, Scandinavian Airlines, Los Angeles Airport - and Ochigava himself - by surprise.
When interviewed by two FBI agents, Ochigava said he was a Russian economist who was not aware where he was.
-Ochigava claimed he had not been sleeping for three days and did not understand what was going on. Ochigava stated he might have had a plane ticket to come to the United States, but he was not sure.
-Ochigava did not remember how he got on the plane in Copenhagen. Ochigava also would not explain how or when he got to Copenhagen or what he was doing there. When asked how he got through security in Copenhagen, Ochigava claimed he did not remember how he went through security without a ticket, the report says as carried by 404 Media.
-I can confirm there has been an incident where a passenger has been involved in the said scenario departing from Copenhagen with an SAS flight. The matter is being handled by relevant authorities both in US and Denmark, and we cannot comment any further. It’s the authorities who will have to give further details, a SAS representative said to 404 Media upon their inquiry of the incident.