Woman convicted of stowing away on flight to Paris faces extradition to Connecticut
July 10, 2025
A woman convicted of stowing away on a flight from New York to Paris without a boarding pass or a passport won’t be released from custody. Authorities say she faces new charges of breaching security at a Connecticut airport. Svetlana Dali was sentenced Thursday to time already served behind bars for her illegal ride to Paris last year. But a federal judge in Brooklyn said she would not be released as Connecticut authorities are seeking to extradite her. The 57-year-old has been in federal custody for nearly seven months. Prosecutors say Dali was able to get through security checkpoints at Bradley International Airport near Hartford last November.