Kim Kardashian and Kayne West Detained: Special Treatment for Couple Causes Hour-Long Flight Delay

Kim Kardashian and Kayne West were escorted by an airline employee through a non-public area past a security checkpoint to board their connecting flight to Los Angeles, Tuesday reports E! News.

Kardashian and West were heading to Los Angeles from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and had to catch a connecting flight from New York when an airline employee at the John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, allowed the couple to skip a security checkpoint to expedite access to their connecting flight.

Although the couple boarded the flight past the security check, they were later detained and forced to undergo a private screening by Transportation Security Administration officials which resulted in the flight being delayed for almost an hour.

"This was a lapse in judgment by one of our employees. We're working closely with the Transportation Security Administration and speaking to the individuals involved to better understand what happened," American Airlines told E! News in a statement. "The flight in question departed JFK an hour late. It was delayed in part because of this issue and in part because a number of connecting bags were late arriving to the aircraft."

TSA officials allowed Kardashian and West to board the flight after clearing the security check, which was missed earlier.

TSA spokesperson said that the going-to-be-parents couple had no involvement in the security breach as it was not their fault.

"An airline employee escorted the two travelers through a non-public area in order to provide expedited access to their domestic flight," TSA spokesperson said in a statement, according to a New York Daily News report. "In doing so, the airline employee violated security protocols by permitting the travelers to bypass the TSA security checkpoint."

Kardashian seemed unaffected by the incident and remained calm.

"I love being in LA! Good workout, eating healthy...off to a photo shoot with @KourtneyKardash & @KhloeKardashian Have a great day everyone!" tweeted the 32-year old actress.