Penniless, passport-less Pinay flies to Seoul

**Monseratto** · January 27th, 2015 05:03 PM

PAL pak....Bizarre...

Manila Bulletin – Mon, Jan 26, 2015

It was virtually a scene plucked out of a movie: A middle-aged, penniless woman leaves her hometown and successfully flies off to distant foreign land without a passport and without paying her airfare.

In the case of Leah Castro Reginio, fact is indeed stranger than fiction.

Reginio, reportedly in her late 30’s and a native of Antique province, flew to Incheon International Airport, one of the largest and busiest airports in the world, from Kalibo International Airport, for free and without any travel documents via Philippine Airlines flight 490 that departed last Thursday afternoon.

All thanks to a sloppy security at one of the airports serving Boracay.

According to unimpeachable sources at the said airport, Reginio breezed through the labyrinth of what was supposed to be a tight airport security cordon from the entrance gate, the immigration and even at the boarding gate manned by airline ground personnel.
The sources exclusively informed Manila Bulletin that while on board the PAL flight bound for Seoul, Reginio was also served with inflight meals just like a regular passenger. While onboard the plane, she even requested the flight attendant to bring her a blanket.

SEOUL SECURITY

But when she landed at the Incheon International Airport, Reginio was seen loitering inside the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area. When questioned by Korean airport authorities, the Aklan-native failed to produce a passport or any travel document.
Immediately, she was escorted to board the return flight of PAL to Kalibo.

However, sources said PAL flight officers initially refused to board Reginio back to the Philippines when the latter was endorsed to them by Korean authorities, reportedly arguing that she was not listed in their passenger manifest.

This reportedly prompted the Korean airport officers to review the monitoring cameras which showed Reginio emerging out from PR 490 shortly after it landed in Incheon at around 845 p.m. (Korea time).

On her return flight, Reginio was again provided with inflight meals.

CAAP PROBE

As soon as the plane landed back in Kalibo, Reginio was turned over to Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) authorities where she was held for questioning.

During investigation, CAAP officials reportedly had a hard time extracting information from Reginio who was merely smiling and not answering a single question.

She subsequently admitted that she was able to enter the Kalibo airport and board the flight for free along with other passengers mostly Korean nationals who just came from their vacation in Boracay.

Boracay is a popular destination for Koreans specially during winter season, which necessitates PAL to fly daily between Kalibo and Incheon.

When asked the number of her children, Reginio’s reply further puzzled the investigators: “I have more than four and a half, but not less than three.”

This prompted the CAAP officials to trace her relatives in Antique who informed them that Reginio is suffering from schizophrenia, a mental disorder often characterized by abnormal social behavior and failure to recognize what is real.

https://ph.news.yahoo.com/penniless-...000535245.html

**lowslowbenz** · January 27th, 2015 05:34 PM

Hmmm ...

May lahing aswang? Can fly on their own.

Or manananggal?

Top half of the manananggal ..........

**lowslowbenz** · January 27th, 2015 05:34 PM

Bottom half of the manananggal.........

**Ry_Tower** · January 27th, 2015 05:41 PM

Ang galing ni manang ah. hehe. Hindi man lang na-check sa entrance nang airplane.

**Yatta** · January 27th, 2015 05:56 PM

Samantalang kapag hihingi ka ng refund kulang na lang hingan pa ng NBI clearance.

**chua_riwap** · January 27th, 2015 06:50 PM

Joy ride.....

**cast_no_shadow** · January 27th, 2015 06:54 PM

Deym! Sneaky!

The question is how?!

Passport lang kulang naka libre travel na!

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**xninjax** · January 27th, 2015 09:00 PM

lol. dafuq

**french** · January 28th, 2015 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by cast_no_shadow

Deym! Sneaky!

The question is how?!

Passport lang kulang naka libre travel na!

No Visa, so stuck lang sa Incheon airport.

**CVT** · January 28th, 2015 08:02 AM

Papaano nakapasok iyan sa airport/airline check security,- door security, checkin counter, (customs and) immigration(fill up immigration card), final check for boarding pass at final gate? Wala bang terminal fee sa Kalibo (Intl Airport)?

Whew! ang daming control points,- pero nakalusot!

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