{"id":2492183,"date":"2025-09-28T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-survives-international-flight-by-hiding-in-planes-landing-gear\/"},"modified":"2025-09-28T15:42:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:42:38","slug":"teen-survives-international-flight-by-hiding-in-planes-landing-gear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-survives-international-flight-by-hiding-in-planes-landing-gear\/","title":{"rendered":"Teen Survives International Flight by Hiding in Plane&#8217;s Landing Gear"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fteen-survives-international-flight-by-hiding-in-planes-landing-gear%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2492183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A 13-year-old Afghan boy survived a perilous flight by hiding inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-guatemalan-found-hiding-in-landing-gear-when-plane-arrives-in-florida\/\" title=\"WATCH: Guatemalan Found Hiding in ... When Plane Arrives in Florida\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mortal-remains-found-lodged-in-the-wheel-arch-of-plane-leaving-nigeria\/\" title=\"\u2018Mortal Remains\u2019 Found Lodged In The Wheel Arch Of Plane Leaving Nigeria\">landing gear<\/a> compartment<\/a> of a Kam Air plane that flew from Kabul, Afghanistan, to Delhi, India, instead of his intended destination, Tehran, Iran. The boy sneaked into Kabul airport and concealed himself in the aircraftS rear central landing gear well, enduring the 90-minute flight under extreme conditions. Upon arrival, Indian security detained and questioned him before deporting him back to Kabul. Survival rates for landing gear stowaways are very low due to freezing temperatures and lack of oxygen at cruising altitudes, with many past cases resulting in death.This boy&#8217;s survival was considered miraculous given the risky nature of such stowaway attempts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A teen stowaway survived a flight from Afghanistan to India after hiding inside the plane&rsquo;s landing gear compartment.<\/p>\n<p>The 13-year-old Afghan meant to travel from Kabul to Tehran, the capital of Iran. Unbeknownst to him, however, the Sept. 21 Kam Air flight was bound for Delhi, India, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cp987j57lxko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Indian security detained the boy and questioned him for hours after they spotted him on the runway at Indira Gandhi International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>He had reportedly made the flight because he was curious.<\/p>\n<p>Officials deported him back to Kabul that same day, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/india\/13-yr-old-afghan-stowaway-lands-at-delhi-airport-sent-back-10265513\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Indian Express<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The morning of the dangerous adventure, the boy had sneaked into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/famed-comedy-writer-arrested-london-airport-3-old-x-posts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">airport<\/a> at Kabul.<\/p>\n<p>Following behind some passengers, he ran off to hide inside the aircraft&rsquo;s landing gear well, where he stayed for the duration of the 90-minute flight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Upon inquiry, it turned out that he hid in the rear central landing gear compartment (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cowboys-rookie-sam-williams-car-wrecked-in-scary-crash-walks-away-unharmed\/\" title=\"Cowboys Rookie Sam Williams\u2019 Car Wrecked in Scary Crash - Walks Away Unharmed\">rear wheel<\/a> well) of the aircraft,&rdquo; India&rsquo;s Central Industrial Security Force said in a statement, according to The Indian Express.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is from Kunduz city, Afghanistan. Subsequently, an aircraft security check was conducted by the airline&rsquo;s security and engineering staff, during which a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >small red-coloured audio speaker<\/a> was found in the rear landing gear area.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">13-year-old Afghan boy miraculously survives 94-minute flight from Kabul to Delhi, hiding in landing gear.<\/p>\n<p>Found safe but disoriented.<\/p>\n<p>Survival in wheel wells is rare due to extreme conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Aircraft &ndash; YA-KME <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kmHtQRto02\">pic.twitter.com\/kmHtQRto02<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hirav (@hiravaero) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hiravaero\/status\/1970183872794239449?\">September 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The boy was lucky to have survived, considering that most landing gear stowaways <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/days-deadly-crash-killed-241-air-india-pilot-turns-flight-around-noticing-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">die during flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>From 1947 to 2014, there were 105 known cases of landing gear stowaways, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/04\/22\/us\/boy-who-hid-in-planes-wheel-well-beat-long-odds-in-surviving-5-hour-flight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>, citing the Federal Aviation Administration.<\/p>\n<p>About 80 of them died from the extreme cold and low oxygen at cruising altitude, which is usually around 38,000 feet.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes their bodies would be found miles from the destination airport below the point where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/air-france-and-airbus-face-french-court-over-rio-paris-crash\/\" title=\"Air France and Airbus face French court over Rio-Paris crash\">pilot dropped<\/a> the landing gear.<\/p>\n<p>On a JetBlue flight in January, two dead bodies were found inside the landing gear well after the plane landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/miami\/news\/aviation-expert-explains-fatal-risks-after-stowaways-found-in-jetblue-landing-gear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Aviation attorney and pilot John Gagliano warned against the dangerous mode of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lost-translation-2-americans-board-flight-headed-france-shocked-ended-africa-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very, very loud,&rdquo; Gagliano told CBS. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s very cold, and there&rsquo;s no air to breathe. So, it&rsquo;s a very dangerous stunt to pull.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He also described the conditions at high altitudes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At 30,000 feet, temperatures can drop 90 degrees colder than on the ground,&rdquo; Gagliano said. &ldquo;If it&rsquo;s 50 degrees on the ground, it&rsquo;s -42 degrees at cruising altitude. 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He originally intended to travel from Kabul to Tehran, Iran, but the Kam Air flight on September 21 was actually headed to Delhi, India, according to the BBC. Indian authorities detained and questioned him for several hours after spotting him on the runway at Indira Gandhi International Airport. 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