Stowaways
DNA samples confirm identity of Heathrow stowaway
Carlito Vale fell to his death in the UK after hiding aboard a London-bound flight from Johannesburg.
The man was left critically ill after hiding above the wheel arch of a British Airways jet in June.
Baggage handlers discovered the 24-year-old when they were unloading the plane.
A stowaway fell to his death after hiding in the undercarriage of a UK-bound flight.
Authorities are still working to confirm the identity of the two men who hid in a plane to London.
Acsa says it hasn’t had reports of stowaways departing from OR Tambo International Airport in a decade.
One of the two men reportedly plunged to his death as they were clinging to the undercarriage of an aircraft.
The body of the stowaway who climbed aboard a British Airways flight from Johannesburg to London was found on a rooftop along the flight path.
An aviation expert says he’s surprised that the second suspected stowaway survived such cold conditions.