NEWARK, N.J. — A man who sneaked through security to meet a woman caused Sunday’s terminal shutdown at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
A surveillance video released Thursday shows a guard leaving his post, allowing the man to sneak into the terminal without going through security.
Sunday evening’s security breach caused massive delays after federal officials closed the terminal for six hours. The video shows the guard leaving his podium for several seconds. The woman then comes from inside a secure, passengers-only area and motions to the man, who ducks under a rope. The couple embrace and walk arm in arm past the vacant podium.
The video was released at the insistence of New Jersey Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
The man has not been identified or located, but Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman Ann Davis said he will face criminal charges if he is found. The Associated Press
