This archive report was first published on 14 November 2019.
On June 30, a stowaway fell off a KQ Boeing 787 aircraft from Nairobi and landed in Offerton Road, South London, in a shocking incident that has left many wondering how he managed to survive the ordeal.
However, a new twist has emerged in the identity of the stowaway, with the family of the man interviewed by Sky News claiming that their son, Cedric Junior Isaac, is alive and not Paul Manyasi as previously reported.
Aviation expert Guy Leitch was interviewed by the British media and shared his insights on the incident, stating that hiding underneath a Boeing aircraft was not a good choice for the stowaway.
‘He probably told himself ‘I’ve made it, I’m safe, I’ve done it’ when he got inside. The aircraft takes off, the noise from the engine must be absolutely terrifying,’ Leitch said.
Leitch also explained that flights cruise to an altitude of 22,000 feet, where the air is too thin to breathe and the temperature is extremely cold, making it impossible for the stowaway to survive.
‘Life is not sustainable without oxygen and at that level, your body is pumping oxygen back out into the air so if you manage to somehow breathe, you can’t survive the cold. It is very cold inside there like 10 hours of being deep-frozen,’ Leitch said.
