Stowaway Hidden in Dubai Royal Flight Safely Flies to London

June 9, 2010 · by Miyuru Sandaruwan · in

AP reports that a stowaway hidden inside the wheel well of a Vienna-London flight has safely made the journey.
The man, a 20 year old Romanian, had stated that he wanted to come to UK looking for work.
He had further stated that he crawled “under the wire” of the Vienna Airport’s perimeter fence and climbed into the undercarriage of the parked aircraft.
The police reported that the man had fallen out of the landing gear-well after landing at London Heathrow Airport. The man had been arrested. Although details regarding his medical condition was not released, it had been reported that he was kept in a cell, not a medical facility. The incident took place on Sunday ( 6th ) night.
The aircraft involved, as per available details, is A6-HRM, a Boeing 747-400 belonging to Dubai Royal Family.

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A number of stowaways-hidden-in-wheel-well incidents happen each year. In one famous event in 1969, three Cubans attempted to flee Cuba inside the wheel well of an Iberia DC8, where one person safely made the Transatlantic journey to Madrid in the 8hr long flight.

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