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Flight Crew Finds Unauthorized Man Sleeping on Austrian E190
An Austrian Airlines flight from Slovakia to Vienna faced a two-hour delay after the flight crew arrived for their morning departure and found an unauthorized man sleeping in the first row of their Embraer E190. Security footage revealed the man wandered through the empty Košice International Airport terminal, scaled the perimeter fence, and boarded the unsecured aircraft during the night. A police canine sweep cleared the aircraft of explosives before departure. This incident highlights severe vulnerabilities in overnight ramp security and the importance of thorough preflight cabin checks.