DoorDasher Drives Onto O'Hare Tarmac, Delivers Lunch Beside Jet, Unnoticed
DoorDasher pilot navigates Chicago O'Hare tarmac, red Hyundai Elantra in tow, guided by GPS to deliver an order beside a United Airlines jet at Terminal 1, Concourse C on May 17. With no visible guard and a meal receipt on the dash, the driver claims, “No guard was clearly visible and [he] proceeded through the gate.”
Security failed to react as the DoorDash driver coasted past a perimeter checkpoint, parked by the plane, and waited, all before police arrived nearly 10 minutes later. This odd episode spotlights airport security loopholes and the enduring power of GPS food cravings.
The security guard at O'Hare let the car through, found it 'strange and unfamiliar,' then closed the gate without alerting anyone—her airport credentials were revoked days later.
