A dead body was found on the wheel of a United Airlines plane after it landed at Maui’s airport in Hawaii on Christmas Eve.
The flight took off from Chicago, as reported by Hawaii News Now.
It’s not clear whether the plane made any stops before landing in Maui.
‘The Maui Police Department is currently conducting an active investigation regarding a deceased individual discovered on an incoming flight from the mainland this afternoon. At this time, no further details are available,’ police said in a statement.
DailyMaiil.com has reached out to United for more details.
A dead body was found on the wheel of a United Airlines plane after it landed at Maui’s airport in Hawaii
It comes on one of the busiest travel weeks of the year as millions take flights during the holidays.
The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 40 million passengers through January 2.
Airlines expect to have their busiest days on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.
Also on Tuesday, American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive.
As a result, flights were delayed across American’s major hubs, with only 36 percent of the airline’s 3,901 domestic and international flights leaving on time, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company. Fifty-one flights were canceled.
Because the holiday travel period lasts weeks, airports and airlines typically have smaller peak days than they do during the rush around Thanksgiving, but the grind of one hectic day followed by another takes a toll on flight crews. And any hiccups — a winter storm or a computer outage — can snowball into massive disruptions.
This will be the first holiday season since a Transportation Department rule took effect that requires airlines to give customers automatic cash refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights. Most air travelers were already eligible for refunds, but they often had to request them.
