Stowaways Are Human Tragedies That Also Raise Troubling Security Issues Sadly, it's a recurring theme: a human body is found within (or plummets from) the wheel well of a long-haul airplane. On Jan. 28, a British Airways pilot found the corpse of an African youth during a routine pre-flight check before departing Los Angeles. Airport officials were notified 4:30 p.m. local time and the grisly, all-too-familiar task of removal began. The 747-400 had arrived from London Heathrow airport at 3:15…
Stowed Away Hazards
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