Man Booked Over 120 Free Flights By Pretending To Be Flight Attendant

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• A 35-year-old Florida man was convicted of posing as a flight attendant to book over 120 free flights.
• He falsely claimed to work for major airlines including American, Spirit, United, Delta, and Southwest.
• He used fraudulent employee credentials to access crew-only websites for booking non-revenue travel.

A 35-year-old man who falsely claimed to be a flight attendant for six years to book over 120 free flights was convicted by a federal jury on Tuesday, according to a press release by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.

Between 2018 and 2024, Tiron Alexander posed as a flight attendant for multiple major U.S. airlines, accessing the websites reserved for flight crew to book free flights using their employee benefits. Alexander is being charged with wire fraud and "entering into a secure area of an airport by false pretenses," the release said.

The carriers named in court documents include American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines.

Alexander reportedly flew 34 flights on one airline by pretending to be a flight attendant or staff member by using 30 different badge numbers and dates of hire to book his no-cost flights. According to the attorney's office, he also claimed to be a flight attendant with three other airlines to book more flights.

Free flights for airline crew members are a longstanding industry perk, also known as non-revenue travel. Airline employees and often their friends and family can fly standby at no cost based on seniority and availability.

According to his indictment from October 2024, Alexander worked for an airline "from on or about November 30, 2015, and continuing through the present," although his position was not identified. He was never a flight attendant or pilot.

According to court records, Alexander was arrested in March. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 25 in the District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

The Transportation Security Administration investigated his case, which is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael C. Shepherd, Zachary A. Keller, and Andres E. Chinchilla.