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13-yr-old Afghan who stowed away on flight to IGIA deported on same airline
The New Indian Express Chennai
|September 23, 2025
A 13-year-old Afghan boy who survived a perilous journey hidden inside the wheel bay of a Kabul-Delhi flight was deported back to Afghanistan on Sunday evening, authorities told this newspaper.
The boy, who mistakenly believed the aircraft was bound for Iran, boarded KAM Air flight RQ4401 from Hamid Karzai International Airport and stowed away in the rear wheel well. The Airbus A340 landed safely at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) around 10:20 am, following a 94-minute flight.
His incredible yet dangerous journey raised alarms across Indian and Afghan aviation security establishments.
This story is from the September 23, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Chennai.
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