- During a court hearing in Hawaii on Friday, Dallas Pokornik, 33, admitted to using a fictitious employee identification of a commercial pilot in Canada to score free flights on three different airlines, headquartered in Honolulu, Chicago and Texas.
- He was released on a $50,000 bond a few weeks later and ordered to remain on Oahu.
- Though not specified in the court documents, Pokornik has previously told the Star he worked for Porter Airlines at this time; a Porter spokesperson said they were not able to verify any details related to the case.
Dallas Pokornik, a former flight attendant from Toronto, pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud after posing as a pilot to secure free flights on three airlines from January 2020 to October 2024.
Pokornik used a fictitious employee ID to gain access to flights, leading to his arrest in January after a month in detention in Panama.
He was extradited to Hawaii, where he was released on a $50,000 bond and ordered to remain on Oahu.
As part of his plea agreement, Pokornik will pay restitution to the airlines involved.
He faces a potential sentence of up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine at his upcoming sentencing hearing in December.
A spokesperson for Porter Airlines, where Pokornik claimed to have worked, stated they could not verify details of the case.
“Pokornik used a fictitious employee ID of a commercial pilot in Canada to score free flights on airlines based in Honolulu, Chicago, and Texas. He was released on a $50,000 bond and ordered to remain on Oahu, while Porter Airlines said it could not verify his prior employment claim.”
