'It's absolutely absurd': American Airlines passengers arriving on international flight to JFK allowed to exit without going through Customs

For at least the second time in three months, passengers aboard an American Airlines flight from Mexico were allowed to exit John F. Kennedy Airport without going through Customs earlier this week.  

According to the New York Daily News, passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 1223 from Cancun, Mexico on January 18 were allowed to exit out of the airport without having their passports or bags checked by customs officials. 

A similar incident involving another American Airlines flight occurred at the airport in November. 

One of the passengers aboard the flight on Monday said he was in Cancun to attend a three Phish concert. 

Security issue: For at least the second time in three months, passengers aboard an American Airlines flight from Mexico were allowed to exit John F. Kennedy Airport without going through Customs earlier this week. File photo above

Passengers aboard American Airlines Flight 1223 from Cancun, Mexico on January 18 were allowed to exit out of the airport without having their passports or bags checked by customs officials. File photo above

A similar incident involving another American Airlines flight occurred at the airport in November. File photo above

The unnamed 34-year-old business adviser said that he was able to easily walk off the plane to the baggage claim area, without anyone stopping him to go through Customs and Border Protections security checks. 

'It's absolutely absurd,' he told the Daily News. 'To think that anyone could be walking off of that plane and just get right into the city. It could be terrorists, El Chapo's henchmen, anyone.'

He added that he approached a Transportation Security Administration agent in the airport about not going through a Customs check.  

'I told them what happened and asked them what should I do,' the passenger told the Daily News. 'They said to me 'That's fine, you're OK. Go ahead.'

He explained that when he made it out to the curbside cab line at the busy airport that he noticed several other passengers who were on the flight with him already outside in the line. 

After arriving home to his residence in Manhattan, the passenger said he received an email from American Airline officials asking for him to return to the airport to complete the customs security check process.  

One of the passengers aboard the flight on Monday said he was in Cancun to attend a three Phish concert. The unnamed 34-year-old man said that he was able to easily walk off the plane to the baggage claim area, without anyone stopping him. File photo above

About the incident, he told the New York Daily News: 'It's absolutely absurd. To think that anyone could be walking off of that plane and just get right into the city. It could be terrorists, El Chapo's henchmen, anyone.' File photo above

'I apologize for any inconvenience this may be for you; however it is a Customs requirement that every passenger entering the United States must clear Customs,' the airline wrote in an email sent to passengers, according to the Daily News. 

'You could tell that they knew they screwed up and were desperate to get me to come,' the passenger told the Daily News.

Neither the TSA or U.S. Customs and Border Protection has commented about the reported incident.

However, the passenger told the Daily News that the major oversight has sparked fears that terrorists could enter the country and skip the critical security checkpoints.

He added that he approached a Transportation Security Administration agent in the airport about not going through a Customs check and was told that he was 'OK'. File photo above

'New York remains the number one target for terrorists and it just made me think of Paris and how easy it would be for them to get in,' he told the Daily News. 'It's incompetence like this that could lead to another attack.' 

In regards to the incident that happened in November, American Airlines admitted to that security lapse, which was two days after ISIS released a video threatening a terrorist attack in New York City.    

'We take the safety and security of our customers, employees and operation very seriously,' the company said in a statement. 

'Some passengers on flight 1223 did not complete immigration and customs process upon arrival when they were inadvertently directed to the domestic terminal.'

Neither the TSA or U.S. Customs and Border Protection has commented about the reported incident. File photo above