A body was found stuck in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane when it landed in Maui, Hawaii on Christmas Eve, officials said.
Flt. Flight 202 took off from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport around 9:49 a.m. Tuesday and arrived at Kahului Airport around 2:12 a.m., according to the airline and data. flight Aware,
United Airlines told The Post that the body was discovered in the landing-gear wheel well of the Boeing 787-10 — an area that can only be accessed from outside the plane.
Authorities had no immediate explanation for the horrific discovery. sources say told local outlet Hawaii News Now That the body was of a man.
“At this time, it is unclear how and when the individual reached the wheel,” the airline said. The airline said it is working with law enforcement on this incident.
“The Maui Police Department is currently conducting an active investigation regarding a deceased individual found on board a flight arriving from the mainland this afternoon,” police said in a statement.
“At this time, no further details are available.”
State officials told the news site that operations at the airport were running normally and flights had not been affected due to the critical situation.
Separately, air travel was disrupted on Tuesday when American Airlines temporarily grounded all of its flights due to technical issues. While flights resumed a few hours later, at one point during the day FlightAware reported delays to about 900 flights across the country.
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