Headline: United Airlines Tedaldi: Mayat Ditemukan di Roda Pesawat di Pulai Maui, Hawaii
Subheadline: Temuanваюat programas gelap di kompartemen roda pendaratan mengejutkan maskapai
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A United Airlines flight from Chicago was met with a grim surprise upon landing at Kahului Airport in Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday evening, local time. Workers discovered a decomposed body in one of the wheel wells of the aircraft, sparking investigations into a suspected stowaway.
United Flight 202, which departed from Chicago O’Hare International Airport, gave no indication of the macabre cargo it carried within its landing gear until it touched down in Hawaii. The body was found inside a compartment that houses the plane’s landing gear, according to a Reuters report.
Details about the discovered body remain scarce, with United Airlines saying only that the body appears to be that of a male stowaway. The airline has not speculated on how or when the individual may have gained access to the wheel well, which can only be reached from outside the plane.
"This is a deeply disturbing situation," a spokesperson for United Airlines said in a statement. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the individual involved. We are fully cooperating with authorities in their investigation."
United Airlines has confirmed that it is working with relevant authorities, including the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), to understand how this incident occurred. However, the FAA has not yet commented on the matter.
While the aviation industry has measures in place to prevent such incidents, this is not the first time a stowaway has been discovered in a plane’s landing gear. In 2010, a 15-year-old boy hid in the landing gear compartment of a flight from Guinea to the Canary Islands, surviving the journey despite enduring near-freezing temperatures and low oxygen levels at high altitudes.
This story is still developing, with further details to be revealed in subsequent reports. As aviation authorities attempt to piece together what happened, the aviation industry will undoubtedly be reviewing its security protocols to prevent a similar incident in the future.
