New off airport check-in at JFK?

After sinking his jet ski, a 31-year-old resident of Queens, N.Y. saved his life and penetrated John F. Kennedy airport, bypassing the $100 million security system.

After sinking his jet ski, wearing a bright yellow life jacket, Daniel Casillo, a 31-year-old resident of Queens, N.Y. had to swim to the only lights he saw on shore.

In saving his life he penetrated John F. Kennedy airport, bypassing the $100 million security system.

Off airport check-in at JFK?
Off airport check-in at JFK?

He  swam towards distant lights, climbing over an 8-foot tall perimeter security fence, and crossing active runway 4L and intersecting runway 31L, the longest at the airport.

But rather than help the stranded jet skier, police immediately arrested the young man and charged him with criminal trespass.

Instead of using Castillo’s “break-in” to improve its security equipment, Castillo faces an unfortunate criminal trespassing charge and The Port Authority faces embarrassment for its lack of security.

This is the second reported security breach at an international airport this week. The first was a Norwegian man trialling a new version of self-boarding.

In early 2011, New York’s Port Authority was criticized for failing to maintain its perimeter fence adjacent to JFK Airport. A snow storm took down part of the fence, leaving part of a runway exposed and vulnerable to terrorists and trespassers.

The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey conceives, builds, operates and maintains infrastructure critical to the New York/New Jersey region’s trade and transportation network. These facilities include America’s busiest airport system, marine terminals and ports, the PATH rail transit system, six tunnels and bridges between New York and New Jersey, the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan, and the World Trade Center.