The crew members of a FedEx A310 were surprised at a knock on the cockpit door as they prepared for arrival in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday since they were supposed to be the only ones on the plane. Flight 1459 took off from Memphis on its regular run to the Lubbock and there should have been nothing but orange and purple envelopes and boxes aboard. But an unidentified Memphis ground worker reportedly tried to take a power nap during the loading process and didn’t wake up until the flight was well on its way to Lubbock. The surprised crew alerted authorities about a stowaway when the worker made contact with them but soon established his identity and instructed him to strap in for landing. The cockpit door remained locked, however.
On arrival, Lubbock police briefly detained the worker, but quickly determined there was no ill intent and released him to FedEx staff, who undoubtedly had some questions of their own. “We are aware of an incident involving FedEx Flight 1459 from Memphis to Lubbock,” FedEx said in a statement.”There was never any danger to our employees or cargo.We are fully cooperating with investigating authorities.”
