From Kabul to… almost New Delhi: 13-year-old Afghan boy hitches ride in plane’s landing gear

23 Sep 2025 • 4:41 PM MYT
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NEW DELHI, Sept 23 — A 13-year-old Afghan boy reportedly stowed away in the landing gear of a Kabul-New Delhi flight, according to media reports today, reported Xinhua.

The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday. The boy was identified as a native of Afghanistan’s Kunduz city.

Security personnel at the New Delhi airport found him roaming near the flight and apprehended him before deporting him back home on the same flight.

During interrogation, the boy told Indian security personnel that he sneaked into the Kabul Airport and got inside the rear central landing gear compartment of the said aircraft belonging to “Kam Air.” — Bernama-Xinhua