A body was found stuck in the wheel well of a United Airlines jet that arrived on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Christmas Eve, officials said.
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 p.m., according to Flt. Airlines and data. flight aware.
United Airlines told the Post that the bodies were found in the landing gear hangar of a Boeing 787-10. This area could only be accessed from outside the aircraft.
Authorities were not immediately briefed on the gruesome discovery. source of information He told local media outlet Hawaii News Now. The body was said to be that of a man.
“At this time, it is not clear when or how the individual gained access to the wheel well,” the airline said, adding it was cooperating with law enforcement on the incident.
“Maui Police are currently conducting an active investigation into a deceased person discovered this afternoon on an inbound flight from the mainland,” police added in a statement.
“Further details are not available at this time.”
State officials told news sites that the airport is operating as usual and flights are not affected by the findings.
Separately on Tuesday, air travel was thrown into chaos when American Airlines temporarily grounded all flights due to technical issues. Planes were back in service a few hours later, but at one point in the day, FlightAware reported about 900 flight delays across the United States.
