A man who hid in the wheel well in the undercarriage
compartment of an Arik Air aircraft was found dead on Saturday, March
14, by engineers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA)
in Lagos.
According to the Sun, Arik Air engineers were checking the aircraft in preparation for a flight when the body of the stowaway was discovered in the main wheel well of the aircraft. The discovery was immediately reported to security and regulatory officials at the airport.
A spokesperson for Arik Air, Adebanji Ola, confirmed the incident,
saying that the airline couldn’t establish how the diseased entered the
aircraft unnoticed yet.
“Investigations has commenced to determine where the stowaway actually originated,” Ola said.
“The aircraft has been fumigated by the Port Health authorities while the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities officials are carrying out their investigations,” he added.
It was learnt that men of the Lagos Airport Police Command have evacuated the remains of suspected stowaway discovered in the aircraft (Airbus A345 -500, Reg CS-TFX) and deposited it at an undisclosed mortuary.
The Airbus A345 -500 is used by Arik Air to operate the Lagos – Dubai, and Lagos – South African routes.
It would be the third time in the last three years that Nigerians would stowaway on flights operated by Arik Air, the most remarkable being that of a young boy who successfully stowed away on a Benin–Lagos flight in 2013.
According to the Sun, Arik Air engineers were checking the aircraft in preparation for a flight when the body of the stowaway was discovered in the main wheel well of the aircraft. The discovery was immediately reported to security and regulatory officials at the airport.
“Investigations has commenced to determine where the stowaway actually originated,” Ola said.
“The aircraft has been fumigated by the Port Health authorities while the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authorities officials are carrying out their investigations,” he added.
It was learnt that men of the Lagos Airport Police Command have evacuated the remains of suspected stowaway discovered in the aircraft (Airbus A345 -500, Reg CS-TFX) and deposited it at an undisclosed mortuary.
The Airbus A345 -500 is used by Arik Air to operate the Lagos – Dubai, and Lagos – South African routes.
It would be the third time in the last three years that Nigerians would stowaway on flights operated by Arik Air, the most remarkable being that of a young boy who successfully stowed away on a Benin–Lagos flight in 2013.
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