A boy sneaked on a plane and got all the way to Dubai
It is thought the stowaway sneaked into the cargo hold of the plane while security weren’t looking (Picture: Getty Images)
A Chinese boy sneaked on board a passenger jet and got all the way to Dubai because he thought he could make his fortune begging in the city.
The 16-year-old, who has only been named as Xu, was discovered in the cargo hold of flight EK 303 from Shanghai when it landed at Dubai airport.
He is believed to have jumped over an airport fence and climbed into the Emirates plane’s cargo hold while security guards were not paying attention.
Xu had apparently heard that beggars could make tens of thousands of pounds a year begging in the city.
Emirates did not provide any details on the condition of the stowaway.
‘We are cooperating fully with authorities in Dubai and as this is a police matter we are unable to comment further at this time,’ it said.