A French man was arrested Wednesday for impersonating a pilot at Philadelphia International Airport after airline officials found him in the cockpit of a plane scheduled for takeoff, police said, reports CBS News.
Philippe Jernnard of La Rochelle, France, was on a US Airways plane bound for West Palm Beach, Fla., where the flight crew found him in the jump seat behind the pilot on Wednesday evening. Police said the crew removed him from the cockpit after he was unable to produce valid credentials and became argumentative.
Police said Jernnard was a ticketed passenger and wore a white shirt with an Air France logo and had a black jacket with epaulets on the shoulders. Officer Christine O'Brien said police also found him in possession of a counterfeit Air France crew member ID card.
Air France said Friday that Jernnard is not one of its employees and was not wearing the airline's uniform.
O'Brien said Jernnard initially became upset at the gate when he asked to be upgraded to business class.
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