Updated Jan 19, 2021 | 06:42 IST
A 36-year-old man from California has been caught living inside the airport for over three months due to fears of contracting COVID-19. Aditya Singh
In the 2004 movie The Terminal , the character played by Tom Hanks lives inside the JFK airport for months as he was not allowed to take temporary residence in the city or even fly back to his country. The film was partially inspired by the true story of Mahran Karimi, who stayed at Terminal 1 in the Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years.
A similar story, albeit in a completely different context, has been reported from the O’Hare International Airport.
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He has since told prosecutors that he found the employee identification card, but is being charged with felony criminal trespassing and theft.
On Monday, January 18, the Chicago Department of Aviation said
that the incident remains under investigation, but that the man had not posed a security risk to the airport or the travelling public.
Local news stations in Chicago reported that Singh had survived on food given to him by strangers. In Steven Spielberg s 2004 hit film The Terminal Tom Hanks plays a man who is stranded in an airport after his passport becomes invalid. Courtesy IMDb
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Chicago, Illinois - The Chicago Department of Aviation is investigating how a man was able to allegedly live in a secure portion of the Chicago O'Hare Airport for three months without being detected.According to the Chicago Tribune, Aditya Singh was charged with felony criminal trespass after he