A Toronto man, Dallas Pokornik, 33, has been charged with wire fraud for posing as a pilot and getting free flights from major US airlines over four years. Authorities in Hawaii revealed that he tricked three airlines into giving him hundreds of free tickets. Airlines often give standby tickets to their own staff and rival airline employees to move employees globally. Pokornik worked as a flight attendant from 2017 to 2019 for a Toronto airline. He then used a fake employee ID from that airline to get free tickets, knowing it was fraudulent. On one occasion, he asked for a jumpseat in the cockpit, which only off-duty pilots with certificates can use. It is unclear how he convinced airlines he was still a flight attendant years after quitting. Normally, employees must show a photo ID linked to a database to prove they work for the airline. Pokornik was indicted on October 2, arrested in Panama, and extradited to the US. The Department of Homeland Security and the US Marshals Service are investigating. If found guilty, he faces up to 20 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines.