By Tony Yao and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writerA Belarusian man was arrested after allegedly attempting to climb into the wheel well of an airplane at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport yesterday. The man appeared to be attempting to stow away on the aircraft, police said, adding that it was the first such incident in the history of the airport. The man was spotted by the pilot of an Asiana Airlines airplane on a nearby taxiway, who immediately contacted the control tower, police said. The China Airlines aircraft aborted takeoff and waited for airport security, who restrained the man until police arrived. An immigration official fluent in Russian was called in to attempt to communicate with the intruder, but the man refused to speak, police said.

Source: Taipei Times November 02, 2019 15:56 UTC