Stowaway found dead at JKIA
A Kenya Airways flight at JKIA, Nairobi. A passenger suspected to have secretly boarded a KQ flight from Bombay to Nairobi was found dead when the plane arrived at JKIA Thursday morning. Photo/FILE
What you need to know:
- Airport CID boss John Ngisa said that the male stowaway, who is believed to be a Kenyan, did not have any documents to identify him.
- The deceased passenger was found at the rear of the plane where it is believed he was hiding to avoid paying airfare.
A passenger suspected to have secretly boarded a Kenya Airways flight from Bombay to Nairobi was found dead when the plane arrived at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Wednesday morning.
The flight, KQ203, had left Bombay on Wednesday night and arrived at the JKIA Thursday morning.
Airport CID boss John Ngisa said that the male stowaway, who is believed to be a Kenyan, did not have any documents to identify him.
“We have taken the fingerprints for identification and will conduct a post-mortem to establish the cause of death,” said the CID chief.
DECEASED HID TO AVOID PAYING AIRFARE
The deceased passenger was found at the rear of the plane where it is believed he was hiding to avoid paying airfare.
There are currently no provisions for people who die inflight.
In June last year, Kenya Airways refunded a Swedish journalist half her air ticket money (USD 713) after she was forced to fly next to a dead man.
Lena Pettersson, a journalist with Sveriges Radio (SR) was on board the flight to Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
The deceased passenger developed complications just after take-off, was sweating and had a cramp.
First aid was ministered but he later died, forcing the journalist to sit next to dead passenger for the rest of the overnight flight.
