It remains unclear how the person managed to bypass security at JFK Airport and board the Delta Air Lines flight to Paris.

French police boarded the plane in Paris and took the stowaway into custody on Wednesday (Nov 27) before the other passengers were let off the plane, CNN reported, citing a ticketed passenger who was onboard. Delta Flight 264 left New York's JFK Airport on Tuesday night and landed at Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport on Wednesday.

The woman boarded Delta Flight No. 264 from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, CBS News learned. She was discovered while the plane was in midair and was taken into custody in Paris.