Welcome on board British Airways - or better welcome below on board. Two stowaways tried to get from Johannesburg to London. One is dead, the other in critical condition in a London hospital.
The body of the dead stowaway was found on Friday morning on the roof of an internet company headquarters in Richmond, in West London, below the flight path of a British Airways plane arriving from Johannesburg, South African . The 9,000 kilometer (5600 mile) flight from Johannesburg to London takes 11 hours.
UK police say they know the identity of the 24-year-old survivor, but are awaiting confirmation from South African authorities. Police said that there was “no evidence” linking the two men, but said they were examining their connection as “one line of inquiry.”
Just over 100 attempts to catch a flight by hiding in a plane’s wheel well or undercarriage have been documented since 1945. According to the Federal Aviation Authority, three-quarters of those who try fail to complete the journey alive, particularly if situated in the wheel itself.
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