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Afghan boy flies from Kabul to Delhi hiding in plane's landing gear

The 13-year-old Afghan boy survived extreme cold and oxygen deprivation during the 94-minute Kabul-Delhi flight, a rare feat given a 77% mortality rate for such stowaways.

  • A 13-year-old Afghan boy from Kunduz city hid in the landing gear of a KAM Airlines flight from Kabul to Delhi, traveling undetected for about 1.5 hours.
  • The boy was found wandering on the runway in Delhi after the plane landed and told authorities he made the journey out of curiosity.
  • Stowing away in a plane's wheel well is incredibly dangerous, with over 77% of attempts resulting in death, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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A 13-year-old Afghan boy made a perilous journey from Kabul to Delhi, hiding in the wheelroom of a Kam Air passenger aircraft.Officials say the teenager, who is from Kunduz city in northern Afghanistan, was found wandering on the runway of Delhi international airport after the plane the man landed on Monday, foreign media write, conveys Telegrafi.Ai was stopped by Indian security personnel and interrogated for several hours before being sent bac…

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A 13-year-old survived a flight between Kabul and New Dehli when he was hidden in the aircraft's landing gear.

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In secret, an Afghan boy had been hiding in the landing gear area of a passenger plane, arriving at the wrong destination.n.

·Berlin, Germany
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A 13-year-old boy from Afghanistan miraculously survived a two-and-a-half-hour flight, during which he hid in the landing gear of the Kam Air plane. The flight was from Kabul to New Delhi.

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The New Indian Express broke the news in India on Monday, September 22, 2025.
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