Some coins and the traceability of the Avianca plane, shed light on the origin of the bodies found this Saturday in the aircraft from Chile bound for Bogotá, Colombia. The clues that are known about the discovery suggest that the stowaways could have been on the plane for days.
The two bodies found on the plane from Chile that landed in Bogotá correspond to two young men, between 15 and 20 years old. Preliminarily, Afro-descendants.
According to the Colombian newspaper The viewerBoth bodies were found frozen, with frost. Specifically, they were found in the “main landing gear” compartment, one on the right side and one on the left. Product of temperature changes, at the time of discovery, they were in the process of thawing.
According to infobaethe man found on the left side, had burns.
Within the framework of investigative expertise, one of the subjects was found coins from the Dominican Republic. Which sheds light on its origin and the place where it boarded the air transport.
The route of the Avianca plane from Bogotá
After taking off from Santiago de Chile, the plane landed this Friday at 7:55 p.m. (Colombia) at the El Dorado Airport in Bogotá. However, the aircraft’s route was much broader, since it was found that it also made landfall in Brazil.
It should be noted that the bodies were found hours after landing. Specifically, the discovery occurred during the early hours of this Saturday, when the plane operated by Avianca was undergoing maintenance, which is done every 10 days.
According to El Espectador, the last maintenance of the aircraft was on December 27, 2022 and the next one was precisely on January 7.
The Technical Investigation Corps of the Colombian Prosecutor’s Office determined the traceability of the air terminals, this being the route of the plane: On January 3, 2022, it landed in the Dominican Republic and on January 5 at the Guarulhos airport in São Paulo (Brazil).. From there, on January 6, she returned to Colombia and that same day traveled to Santiago. In the afternoon she returned to Bogotá, landing on the night of Friday the 6th.
However, the possibility is being considered that the bodies They could be on the landing gear from January 3. However, it will be the forensic examinations and the criminal investigations that clarify the circumstances of the death.
For its part, the Colombian newspaper indicated that the airline in question issued an official statement, in which they state that before the start of each flight, as a security process, the plane and its perimeter are always inspected.
“At the same time, the security of the airport, the control of restricted areas and the control of its perimeter is the responsibility of the airport authorities and administrators,” they conclude.
According to a report from the airline that Infobae accessed, it was the airline staff that found the bodies, confirming that the people were traveling irregularly (as stowaways).