Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn aerial view of London Gatwick Airport (Reuters)An inquest has opened into the death of an unidentified man found in the wheel compartment of a plane at Gatwick Airport. The Air Arabia flight arrived at Gatwick from Tangiers in Morocco on 16 June 2026. A post-mortem examination revealed the cause of death was cardiac arrest followed by hypoxia and hypothermia. Sussex Police launched an investigation after a ground engineer discovered the body inside the landing gear compartment. The inquest at Horsham Coroner's Court has been adjourned until 24 February 2027. In fullInquest hears mystery of unidentified man found dead in Gatwick plane landing gearMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Inquest opens after man found dead in plane wheel compartment at Gatwick
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleAn aerial view of London Gatwick Airport (Reuters)An inquest has opened into the death of an unidentified man found in the wheel compartment of a plane at Gatwick Airport. The Air Arabia flight arrived at Gatwick from Tangiers in Morocco on 16 June 2026. A post-mortem examination revealed the cause of death was cardiac arrest followed by hypoxia and hypothermia. Sussex Police launched an investigation after a ground engineer discovered the body inside the landing gear compartment. The inquest at Horsham Coroner's Court has been adjourned until 24 February 2027. In fullInquest hears mystery of unidentified man found dead in Gatwick plane landing gearMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
