Body Found in Airplane Tire After Landing in Hawaii

Body Found Dead Trapped in an Airplane Tire After Landing in Hawaii
The plane Departed from Chicago
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Hawaiian authorities are investigating the discovery of a dead body found in the wheel compartment of a United Airlines airplane.

The plane landed Tuesday at Kahului Airport in Maui, arriving from Chicago.

United Airlines Flight 202, a Boeing 787-10, departed O’Hare Airport in Chicago on the morning of December 24 and arrived in Hawaii on Christmas Eve.

After landing, airline staff discovered the body while inspecting the main landing gear.

Body Found Dead Trapped in an Airplane Tire After Landing in Hawaii

BREAKING NEWS

Sources say an unidentified has been found dead in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane at Maui’s Kahului Airport.

They say the man’s body was found when the plane landed.

The flight reportedly originated from Chicago.

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According to the airline, access to the compartment where the body was found is only possible from the exterior of the plane.

This raises questions about how and when the person managed to enter this dangerous area.

Authorities have not yet revealed the identity, gender, or age of the victim, as reported by EFE.

It has also not been determined whether the individual boarded the plane in Chicago, in São Paulo (Brazil), from where the aircraft had previously arrived, or at another point along its route.

The plane had arrived in Chicago from São Paulo and remained on the ground for about four hours before beginning its flight to Hawaii, according to data from the FlightAware platform.

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This incident comes just weeks after an American passenger boarded a Delta Airlines flight from New York to Paris without a ticket, bypassing multiple security checks at the busy John F. Kennedy Airport.

The case raised serious concerns about air security protocols, especially during one of the busiest travel seasons of the year.

Airport authorities and United Airlines are working with federal agencies to clarify this tragic incident and strengthen security procedures to prevent similar situations in the future.

The case remains under investigation, and more details are expected to be provided in the coming days regarding how this occurred and the potential failures in security checks.

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