In a glaring security breach, a passenger with a month-old boarding pass recently boarded a Kolkata-bound Kingfisher flight on February 10, at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The passenger got past the CISF security personnel and airline officials with the old boarding pass.

Once inside the aircraft, it was found that there was another claimant for the seat he had occupied. On scrutiny, it was found that he had a computerised web check-in boarding pass dated January 10. Kingfisher Airlines said that inquiry had revealed that the passenger was accepted for travel on February 10 as he held a distinct PNR number in his name which clearly indicated a valid reservation for that particular day and flight number. However, the process was incomplete leading to a security issue.