A WOMAN has been arrested after being found on a plane at Gatwick Airport without any ID documents or a boarding pass.
Sussex Police were called to a report that a 51-year-old woman from Germany had got on the easyJet aircraft before boarding had officially begun.
A force spokesman said: "Airport staff found that she had no ID, no passport and no boarding pass."
She was arrested on suspicion of entering a restricted area without permission and remains in custody.
The plane's passengers had to go through security screening in the north terminal again with the flight to Tenerife reportedly leaving one hour and 15 minutes behind schedule.
A Gatwick Airport spokesman said: "We are investigating this matter with all relevant parties."
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