Afghan boy, 13, lands in Delhi by hiding in landing gear of flight from Kabul

A shocking incident unfolded at Delhi Airport when a 13-year-old boy was discovered after secretly travelling from Kabul to Delhi inside the landing gear compartment of a Kam Air flight on Sunday morning, sources confirmed.

The flight, RQ-4401 of KAM Airlines, arrived from Kabul to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport after a 2-hour journey on the morning of September 21, Sunday. Around 11:10 am, airline security staff spotted the boy wandering near the aircraft. The security personnel gave him over to the Central Industrial Security Force personnel, who then took him to Terminal 3 of the IGI airport for questioning.

Upon questioning, it was revealed that the boy hails from Kunduz, Afghanistan, and had boarded the aircraft without a ticket by hiding inside the landing gear section. He further told the CISF personnel that he somehow managed to stealthily reach Kabul Airport and did this out of curiosity.