Another episode...
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The Times February 03, 2006
Baggage handler trapped in hold
By A Correspondent
A weary Saudi airport worker took an unwanted free flight to Turkey when he fell asleep in the hold of a Turkish Airlines aircraft bringing pilgrims home from Jedda, officials said yesterday.
The man, Muhammad Ahmed Mursi, 30, was taken to hospital with pneumonia after nearly freezing to death in the hold during the three-hour flight from Jedda to Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey, late on Wednesday.
“The patient was in a panic,” Yusuf Yagmur, his doctor, said. “He is well now, but will stay in hospital for several days.”
Mr Mursi, who said that he fell asleep from exhaustion while loading luggage, woke up only after the aircraft took off and the temperature dropped sharply where he was.
He banged on the walls of the hold and the crew, realising that someone must be travelling below, began to heat the area, saving him from almost certain death, airport officials said.