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The Legend family may have finally made it Tokyo, but show there might not be such a happy ending for other passengers involved. ABC News reported on Thursday that the FBI is weighing criminal charges against two brothers who allegedly boarded the flight with one boarding pass, forcing the plane to make a U-turn mid-trip.
Law enforcement officials told the outlet that the brothers went through security at Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday with legitimate tickets, but were booked on separate flights to Tokyo. One reportedly had a ticket for the All Nippon Airways flight — on which Teigen and her husband, John Legend, were also passengers — while the other was booked on a United Airlines plane scheduled for a different time. The brothers, who reportedly have nearly identical names, were somehow able to board the ANA flight together using a duplicate pass, sources claimed to ABC.
It’s unclear how the brother with a United Airlines ticket found a seat, but the airline crew apparently didn’t become aware of what had happened until four hours into the flight, at which point they decided to turn around and head back to Los Angeles. When the plane landed, the brothers were reportedly interviewed by authorities and then released. Per ABC, there’s no indication that anyone was in danger, and the brothers’ identities have not been disclosed, other than that they are both male American citizens. ANA released the following statement to the publication:
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