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Homeless boy survives flight in aircraft landing gear well

Airline Industry Information, Nov 12, 2004

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

A homeless boy has survived a flight in the landing gear well of an aircraft belonging to a Chinese airline despite the freezing temperatures.

The 14-year-old was discovered after the aircraft landed in Chongqing in southwest China after flying 700km from Kunming. The passenger aircraft reached an altitude 23,000ft during the flight.

A spokesperson for the airport said that the boy was found by airport porters. A friend of the boy's is thought to have died after falling from the aircraft, reports Reuters.

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