The body of a stowaway, identified as a Nigerian, was discovered in the plane’s wheel well on Monday.
According to Belgium’s Aviation24, the PH-BQM-registered Dutch plane took off from Lagos, Nigeria’s economic hub.
According to the Royal Dutch Marechaussee, who confirmed the occurrence, stowaways occasionally make it through, but very rarely do.
The Royal Marechaussee serves as both the military and civilian police force of the Netherlands.
“This morning a deceased stowaway was discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777 (registered PH-BQM).
“The aircraft originated from Lagos, Nigeria. It’s currently unknown how and when the man was able to climb into the aircraft; an investigation has been launched.
“The extra passenger is believed to have died from hypothermia. Occasionally, stowaways are discovered in wheel wells of aircraft.
“Sometimes they survive, but most of the time it goes wrong given the sharp drop in temperature. On longer flights, temperatures can go down to minus fifty degrees, impossible to survive,” a spokesperson of the Royal Dutch Marechaussee explained
