Man Found Alive in Plane's Landing Gear After Flight from Algeria to Paris
The unidentified man, now in a life-threatening condition due to severe hypothermia, represents a rare case of survival in such extreme conditions; stowaways in landing gear compartments face a 77% mortality rate.
- A man in his 20s was found alive but in a life-threatening condition due to severe hypothermia in the landing gear compartment of an Air Algerie flight from Oran, Algeria, to Paris.
- The man, who had no identification on him, was discovered during technical checks after the plane landed at Paris's Orly airport.
- Survival in a plane's landing gear compartment is highly unlikely due to extreme temperatures that can drop to around -50 degrees Celsius and a lack of oxygen.
- According to US Federal Aviation Administration data, 132 people attempted to travel in the landing gear compartments of commercial aircraft between 1947 and 2021, with a mortality rate of 77%.
- Previous incidents of stowaways being found in landing gear compartments have resulted in fatalities, including cases in Amsterdam, London, and Bogota.
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