The woman was removed from the plane by law enforcement after landing at Charles de Gaulle Airport, a source with knowledge of the incident told NBC News.

A woman managed to sneak past security checkpoints and onto a flight from New York to Paris amid the Thanksgiving travel rush. The stowaway snuck past Transportation Security Administration officials at John F Kennedy International Airport on Tuesday and into a bathroom on board a Delta Air Lines plane, according to the agency.

A woman was taken into custody after the stowaway flew aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from New York's JFK International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, the airline said.