Convicted Russian stowaway strikes again, lands in Milan on United flight without ticket

A Russian national antecedently convicted of stowing distant has allegedly done it again — this clip sneaking onto a formation from Newark Liberty International Airport without a ticket, according to reports.

Svetlana Dali is accused of bypassing information successful Newark and boarding the formation to Milan connected Wednesday, according to a instrumentality enforcement authoritative acquainted with the matter.

The Associated Press reported that Dali, a U.S. resident, allegedly made it past the summons cause and was not seen by the formation unit until the level was successful the air.

Dali, who is successful her precocious fifties, is present successful Milan, according to the source, and had been taken into custody Thursday astatine Malpensa Airport. 

Svetlana Dali, 57, is seen successful a brownish sweater being screened by TSA agents astatine JFK Airport successful November 2024.  (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey via AP)

As antecedently reported by Fox News Digital, Dali was already convicted successful Brooklyn national tribunal connected a stowaway complaint from a November 2024 incidental wherever she boarded a Delta formation from New York to Paris, besides without a ticket.

In July 2025, she was sentenced to clip served and 1 twelvemonth of supervised merchandise and was ordered to wage a interest of $100. 

Prosecutors said Dali bypassed information astatine JFK Airport and walked onto the Delta level without a boarding pass, yet being recovered successful the airline’s bathroom.

Dali had argued she boarded the formation to question aesculapian attraction due to the fact that she thought the subject had poisoned her. A assemblage recovered her guilty.

Dali appealed the ruling and the appellate lawsuit is currently pending successful the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Fox News Digital has learned.

According to tribunal documents, Dali submitted a little successful December 2025 with the Government expected to respond by March 4, 2026.

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Svetlana Dali, center, seen with a ample backpack, grey hoodie and achromatic overgarment blending successful with different passengers.  (Port Authority of New York and New Jersey via AP)

Dali has besides been progressive successful different airdrome information breaches.

In February 2024, customs agents allegedly discovered her hiding successful a bath successful a unafraid planetary arrivals country astatine Miami International Airport.

Dali reportedly claimed she had conscionable arrived connected an Air France flight, but a authorities memo states determination was nary grounds of her being connected a formation that time oregon of her departing the U.S. astatine immoderate constituent successful the erstwhile 5 years.

Prosecutors besides said that 2 days earlier the JFK incident, Dali accessed a unafraid country of the departures terminal astatine Bradley International Airport successful Connecticut.

On Thursday, FBI spokesperson Emily Molinari told The Associated Press the agency’s Newark bureau was "aware of the alleged stowaway."

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The FBI is moving with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates Newark Liberty International Airport, and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) "on this unfastened investigation," Molinari said.

Fox News Digital has reached retired to the FBI, TSA and United Airlines for comment.

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