Overview

• Airline staff at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport spotted the boy walking on the apron after KAM Air flight RQ4401 landed and alerted security.
• Authorities said the boy, from Kunduz, entered Kabul airport by tailgating passengers and hid in the Airbus A340’s rear central landing gear compartment.
• CISF and immigration officials detained and questioned the minor at Terminal 3 before arranging his repatriation to Kabul later the same day.
• KAM Air security and engineering teams inspected the wheel well, recovered a small red speaker believed to be his, conducted anti-sabotage checks, and cleared the aircraft.
• Officials cited the case as a rare survival given FAA-cited data showing roughly a 75–77% fatality rate for wheel‑well stowaways due to hypoxia, hypothermia, and mechanical hazards.