.stowaway mishaps.
Just the other day, I was having this conversation with my Dad and brother.
About aeroplane stowaways.
You know, like in the movies and in the stories you hear about.
Where some poor dude, who's either running away from the vengeful loan sharks.. or the angry wife.. or in pursuit of being the first frozen man above 1000 feet.. or just from plain boredom..
For whatever reasons, they should do it with more wit and brains.
Like I normally say,
Why so Not-Smart wan..?
My uncle, who's been a pilot for the longest time ever, was telling us the latest drama at the airport.
And it goes something like this..
Flight from Malaysia to Johannesburg.
We land in Johannesburg, as per norm, and the air staff leave the deck off the left side of the huge 747.
Checked into a hotel to get some rest before the flight home the next morning.
Just as our heads touched the pillow.. the phone rings..
Hello, who's on the line?
South Africa Police.
0_O
*sits up straight away, round-eyed with shock* Yessir? Is there any problem?
*gruff tone* Ummm.. Sorry to disturb you, but there's been a.. uhh.. a.. an accident.. at your aircraft. It seems one of your engineers found a leg dangling out of your aircraft, while going through check-up rounds.
*confused*... uhh... A LEG, sir?.. As in, a human leg?
Yes. That's right.
(rush rush rush to the airport)
After much complications with the police and with the airport authorities and everyone else, the story of the stowaway was revealed.
The body of a Malaysian boy, of no more than 16 years of age, was found inside the compartment where the landing wheels of the aircraft retract.
Therefore..
So, apparently, when the plane landed in Johannesburg, and the compartment doors opened to release the landing wheels, the body half-slid out..
When the doors closed again, the leg got caught sticking out.
And was left there to be discovered by the engineers during post-flight rounds.
See, the thing that gets me baffled is..
If u wanna stowaway in the plane, why don't you do it in the cargo compartment?
Where its pressurized and regulated..?
I only found out a few days ago that the planes actually regulate and control the pressure and temperature in the cargo compartments.
Coz they sometimes carry animals like people's pets, horses, sheep and the like.
So.
In conclusion.
You wanna be a stowaway in an aeroplane..?
Don't la go and hide where the wheels are...!
Go buy air-ticket from AirAsia.
Very cheap only..!
RM9.90 can fly to London.
Cheaper than a McDonalds meal.