The woman who flew as a stowaway from New York to Paris is attempting to claim asylum in France, a source familiar with the matter has told CBS, the BBC's US news partner. French authorities are apparently denying Svetlana Dali, 57, entry to the country because she doesn't meet the criteria for asylum, leaving her in limbo in the airport, the CBS source said. The Russian national remains in France after allegedly causing a disturbance and refusing to board a return flight to the US a couple of days ago. Dali arrived in France after boarding a Delta Airlines flight last week from New York's JFK airport to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris without a boarding pass. French police said she was refused entry to the country because she did not have a visa. While Dali hasn’t been arrested or detained in France, the source told CBS, she could face charges such as criminal trespass and theft of services upon her return to the US. Last week, it emerged Ms Dali was able to get through an advanced imaging technology body scanner at JFK airport, and dodge document and ID checks during the security process.<br/>