Afghan teen hides in landing gear, reaches Delhi

(Web Desk): A 13-year-old boy from Afghanistan reached Delhi in an extraordinary and dangerous manner.

According to Indian media, the young boy entered a restricted area of Kabul Airport and hid inside the landing gear of an Afghan airline KAM flight RQ-4401. The flight reached Delhi after a journey of approximately two hours.

After landing, the aircraft crew saw the boy wandering near the plane and immediately informed security. Initial investigations revealed that the boy is a resident of Kunduz city. Authorities took him into custody and questioned him, during which he stated that he took this step purely out of curiosity.

According to security officials, the landing gear compartment is extremely dangerous, as there is no oxygen and surviving at high altitude is very difficult. Fortunately, the boy survived. He was later sent back to Afghanistan on a flight of the same airline.

During an inspection, the airline team also discovered a red speaker in the landing gear, which was possibly the boy’s personal belonging. After a thorough check, the aircraft was declared safe.