An Italian man inspired by the film Catch Me if You Can was arrested over the weekend for impersonating an airline pilot in a ruse that allowed him to catch the jumpseat on at least one European flight.
The unidentified 32-year-old man allegedly created a mock persona as Lufthansa pilot Andrea Sirlo using fake IDs and a homemade pilot uniform in his efforts to pull off the scheme, according to a report by the BBC. The man went so far as to create a Facebook page under the alias, posting pictures of himself in uniform along with supposed flight attendant friends.
