” A man found in an Ethiopian aircraft’s baggage compartment

A man found in the trunk of a plane at the airport.

The plane landed at the airport just before 7 o'clock this morning.

- I have never experienced this at Arlanda , says Stefan Färdigs , station officer at the airport police .

Police were alerted to the scene after the security company Securitas found the man in the plane's cargo area on Friday morning .

According to Anders Mattsson landed the plane , owned by Etiopian Airlines , at 6:53 in the morning .

How the man got into the trunk is so far unclear .

- He should feel pretty okay . It is a sick sister who look to him right now , says Anders Mattsson

" He had flown all the way"

The event is confirmed by the airport company Swedavia.

- He was found in a plane from Ethiopia , says Henrik Kelfve at Swedavia's press office .

The man must have got into the plane's cargo area at the airport in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.

- He is employed at the airport there and therefore had permission to stay on the cordoned-off areas , says Stefan Färdigs , station officer at Arlanda Police .
Wanted to seek asylum in Sweden

The man, who is 25 years old , were found when the plane was unloaded .

- His purpose was to seek asylum in Sweden , says Stefan Färdigs .

What happens to him now ?

- He has been running the Migration Board and will be treated as the asylum seekers at any time .

Have you been through something like this before?

- You 've read about similar events abroad, but I have never experienced this at Arlanda , says Stefan Färdigs .

The man is not suspected of any crime.

Kasmaal Information Center
Gothenburg/Sweden