AMSTERDAM, Netherlands \u2013 A stowaway was discovered in the landing gear of a Cargolux freight plane that arrived at Amsterdam\u2019s Schiphol airport from Africa on Sunday, Dutch military police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is believed the man flew from either Johannesburg in South Africa or Nairobi in Kenya \u2013 a flight time of between eight hours and 12 hours, depending on the origin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe man is doing well considering the circumstances and has been taken to a hospital,\u201d the police said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joanna Helmonds, a spokeswoman for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee, a branch of the national police force that\u2019s responsible for airports, said the man\u2019s age and nationality had not yet been determined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur first concern, of course, was for his health,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is definitely very unusual that someone was able to survive the cold at such a height \u2013 very, very unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He had flown in the nose wheel section of the plane\u2019s landing gear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A spokesperson for freight carrier Cargolux confirmed that the stowaway had been on a flight operated by Cargolux Italia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are not in a position to make any further comment until the authorities and the airline have completed their investigation,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The only Cargolux freight flight arriving at Schiphol on Sunday was a Boeing 747 freighter that travelled from Johannesburg, making a stop en route in Nairobi, according to Schiphol\u2019s website and flight tracking data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flight time from Nairobi to Amsterdam alone was eight hours and six minutes, while the initial flight from Johannesburg to Nairobi lasted three hours and 46 minutes. \u2013 Reuters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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