Man falls to his death in London after clinging to British Airways flight for 8,000+ miles (1 Viewer)

[D.O.A.]

The man landed on a building in West London while another man was found in the undercarriage of a plane

A stowaway, who clung to the undercarriage of a British Airways plane departing Johannesburg, South Africa, has fallen to his death in London, the airline announced Friday.

A second stowaway managed to hold on to the plane. The body of the man was found on a building, reported the BBC. The survivor, who is believed to be a 24-year-old man, is now in critical condition in hospital. He was discovered in the undercarriage of the flight, after enduring an 8,000 mile journey and freezing temperatures.

“We are working with the Metropolitan Police and the authorities in Johannesburg to establish the facts surrounding this very rare case” said British Airways in a statement.

http://time.com/3928004/stowaway-london/

 

[kevin kirk]

and at that moment he knew

 

[rottenfresh]

Reminds me of the episode in The Twilight Zone in which William Shatner has airplane anxieties, and sees a hairy man on the outside of a plane, walking around but this shit really happened. Dumb pricks.

 

[Athena]

Reminds me of the episode in The Twilight Zone in which William Shatner has airplane anxieties, and sees a hairy man on the outside of a plane, walking around but this shit really happened. Dumb pricks.

There's.....something on the wing! Love that episode.

 

[Bethy 🔥]

 

[TehBitch]

Reminds me of the episode in The Twilight Zone in which William Shatner has airplane anxieties, and sees a hairy man on the outside of a plane, walking around but this shit really happened. Dumb pricks.

That was John Lithgow

 

[rottenfresh]

That was John Lithgow

No, T.B. I'm speaking of the original version of the Twilight Zone, not that cornyass movie they made, the actual T.V. episode.

 

[TehBitch]

No, T.B. I'm speaking of the original version of the Twilight Zone, not that cornyass movie they made, the actual T.V. episode.

Lol I didn't see the original.

 

[zinfandel]

The man landed on a building in West London while another man was found in the undercarriage of a plane

A stowaway, who clung to the undercarriage of a British Airways plane departing Johannesburg, South Africa, has fallen to his death in London, the airline announced Friday.

A second stowaway managed to hold on to the plane. The body of the man was found on a building, reported the BBC. The survivor, who is believed to be a 24-year-old man, is now in critical condition in hospital. He was discovered in the undercarriage of the flight, after enduring an 8,000 mile journey and freezing temperatures.

“We are working with the Metropolitan Police and the authorities in Johannesburg to establish the facts surrounding this very rare case” said British Airways in a statement.

http://time.com/3928004/stowaway-london/

Well, he made it to London, anyway. Gives a new meaning to the term "DOA". And the other guy? They'll keep him around long enough to prosecute him before shipping his booty back to South Africa; so it was all for nothing.

 

[rottenfresh]

Lol I didn't see the original.

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Yeah! One of my fav episodes.

 

[Wolf]

Could you imagine having to take a piss?

 

[Wolf]

I'm assuming he was trying to catch a connecting flight but missed.

 

[aRyan]

How stupid and uneducated must you be to not understand that being in any part of a plane (or outside of the fucking plane) that is not pressurized at that height 99% of the time equals DEATH?

And the other guy? They'll keep him around long enough to prosecute him before shipping his booty back to South Africa; so it was all for nothing.

Are you crazy? This is England we are talking about. They will set him up with a nice house and a better welfare package than most peoples paychecks.

 

[gman]

The building he landed on is a store called...wait for it...Not On The High Street. Poetic.

 

[Athena]

No, T.B. I'm speaking of the original version of the Twilight Zone, not that cornyass movie they made, the actual T.V. episode.

Yeah! One of my fav episodes.

Now what episode was this? I don't think I've seen this one, looks good!

 

[HAM]

Look at what's happened to me,
I can't believe it myself.
Suddenly I'm up on top of the world,
It should've been somebody else.

Believe it or not,
I'm walking on air.
I never thought I could feel so...AHHHHHHHHH!



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[zinfandel]

How stupid and uneducated must you be to not understand that being in any part of a plane (or outside of the fucking plane) that is not pressurized at that height 99% of the time equals DEATH?

Couldn't agree with you more!!!

Are you crazy? This is England we are talking about. They will set him up with a nice house and a better welfare package than most peoples paychecks.

Are you sure you're not talking about the States? Or is England as pussy-hearted as here?

 

[Fuck you all]

There's.....something on the wing! Love that episode.

Horror at 20,000 ft

 

[Fuck you all]

Now what episode was this? I don't think I've seen this one, looks good!

I have all 156 episodes of the original.

 

[Athena]

I have all 156 episodes of the original.

That's most awesome! I love that show and how fun would it be to go on a Twilight Zone binge one rainy crappy weekend and watch as many episodes as you could cram in? Good times.