Repeat Offender: Dali Strikes Again at Newark Airport
A woman who had previously been charged for bypassing security at airports and sneaking onto a Paris-bound flight from JFK Airport in 2024 has reportedly repeated the act, this time at Newark Liberty International Airport. The woman, identified as Dali, managed to board a United flight at Newark and went unnoticed until the plane was over the Atlantic. She is currently in custody in Milan, Italy, following this incident.
Dali, a Russian citizen with US residency in her late 50s, was convicted in May 2025 for sneaking onto a Delta flight to Paris. She has a history of attempting to sneak onto flights successfully in the past. Despite the seriousness of her actions, authorities and airline representatives have not provided any comments on the recent incident at Newark Airport.
In the previous case at JFK Airport, Dali was found guilty of a federal stowaway charge after being discovered hiding in a bathroom on the plane. She had represented herself in court, claiming that she did it because she believed the military was trying to harm her. Court documents also mention an incident at Miami International Airport in February 2024, where she was found in a secure international arrivals zone without any record of her arrival or departure from the United States in the past five years.
Furthermore, Dali was involved in accessing a secure area of the departures terminal at Bradley International Airport in Connecticut just before the JFK incident. The status of these cases remains unclear at this time. Dali's repeated attempts to bypass airport security and board flights raise concerns about the effectiveness of airport security measures in preventing such incidents.
In conclusion, the woman known as Dali has once again managed to sneak onto a flight, this time from Newark Liberty International Airport. Her history of successfully bypassing security at airports and boarding flights raises questions about the adequacy of airport security protocols. Authorities are yet to provide any comments on the recent incident, and Dali remains in custody in Milan, Italy, following her latest attempt to board a flight unlawfully.