Narrative:

Deplaned passenger in cvg, one through passenger deplaned while a second through passenger entered the aft lavatory unnoticed. Flight crew and cabin crew departed aircraft. After returning to aircraft new cabin crew informed flight crew that a through passenger was alone on aircraft for about 15 mins. Episode was uneventful. Crew members should check aircraft for passenger prior to deplaning.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CREW LEFT ACFT AT GATE NOT KNOWING THAT ONE THROUGH PAX WAS STILL ON BOARD.

Narrative: DEPLANED PAX IN CVG, ONE THROUGH PAX DEPLANED WHILE A SECOND THROUGH PAX ENTERED THE AFT LAVATORY UNNOTICED. FLC AND CABIN CREW DEPARTED ACFT. AFTER RETURNING TO ACFT NEW CABIN CREW INFORMED FLC THAT A THROUGH PAX WAS ALONE ON ACFT FOR ABOUT 15 MINS. EPISODE WAS UNEVENTFUL. CREW MEMBERS SHOULD CHK ACFT FOR PAX PRIOR TO DEPLANING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.