This archive report was first published on 4 July 2019.
On July 4, 2019, a shocking incident occurred at the Heathrow Airport in London, England, where a body of a stowaway fell off a Kenya Airways plane as it descended.
The Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) has opened investigations into the incident, with all staff who came into contact with the aircraft being questioned.
"We are reviewing CCTV coverage of flight KQ100 recorded 24 hours prior to departure. All staff who came into contact with the aircraft are being interrogated," said KAA in a statement.
According to a statement released by Kenya Airways, London's Metropolitan Police informed the airline that a body had fallen off the plane's landing gear moments before landing.
"On June 30th at approximately 1541 hours (UK time), a body of a yet to be identified male stowaway landed in a garden in the Borough of Lambeth, South London, suggesting that the stowaway was hidden in the undercarriage of the aircraft," said the statement.
