Delta Air Lines said Friday it is reviewing how a man who allegedly followed a family around the terminal then boarded the family’s plane earlier this month without a ticket for the flight. The incident happened at Washington Dulles International Airport. “Delta has processes in place for gate agents and flight crews to verify that individuals onboard aircraft prior to departure are customers that are booked on that particular flight,” the airline said in a statement. “Delta is reviewing the matter in question internally and has been in touch with airport authorities in conjunction with this review.” Lauren Benton told ABC News that she noticed a man who appeared to be following herself, her husband and their two young children inside the terminal, even into a women’s restroom. She said when they boarded the plane, the man followed and sat down in their row. Benton said her husband confronted the man, and a flight attendant asked to see his boarding pass, which he was unable to produce. The man was removed from the plane. According to the TSA, he had a valid ID and boarding pass for a later flight, explaining how he got past the checkpoint.<br/>
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Romanian flag-carrier Tarom appears to be trading its slots at London Heathrow to Qatar Airways, according to documentation from the airport’s slot-co-ordinator. Tarom has been operating daily service from Bucharest using Airbus A318s. But slot co-ordinator ACL’s records on 14 August list a “permanent slot transfer” from Tarom to Qatar Airways which takes effect from 27 October, the beginning of the winter season. It adds that the slots have been sold, although no financial data on the transaction has been disclosed. Qatar Airways will use the slots for a Doha flight, QR109/110, operated by Boeing 777-300ERs. The Romanian carrier has been undergoing restructuring, aid for which was approved by the European Commission earlier this year – although with conditions including a reduction in the number of routes Tarom operates. FlightGlobal has sought comment from Tarom, which is a member of the SkyTeam alliance. Qatar Airways belongs to rival Oneworld. Neither carrier appears to have yet included the change on its reservation system.<br/>