A man has been found dead in the undercarriage of a plane at one of the world’s busiest airports.
The plane had flown in to London’s Gatwick Airport from The Gambia in Africa on a Tui flight.
A Tui spokesperson told the BBC “We can confirm that an investigation with authorities is under way after a body was discovered on a Tui flight from Gambia to London Gatwick Airport on December 7”.
“We would like to express our sincere condolences.”
Sussex Police said: “Officers are investigating and a report will be prepared for HM Coroner.”
The Gambia is 4444km from the UK, with the flight taking six and a half hours.
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Police revealed the discovery was made at 4am on December 7.
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Last month three stowaways were found on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after an 11-day ocean voyage from Nigeria.
The men found on the Alithini II oil tanker at the Las Palmas port appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention.
The survivors were all from Nigeria, according to the Spanish government’s delegation in the Canary Islands.
In January Dutch police say a stowaway survived an 11-hour flight from South Africa by hiding in the wheel section of a plane.
