A 26-year-old man survived a flight from Guatemala to Miami on Saturday after hiding in the airplane’s landing gear compartment, officials said. American Airlines Flight 1182 from Guatemala City landed at Miami International Airport just after 10 a.m. on Saturday, according to Alfredo Garduño, a spokesman for the airline. Once the plane landed, it “was met by law enforcement due to a security issue,” Garduño said. The airline was working with law enforcement agencies, he said, declining further comment. US Customs and Border Protection said its agents had taken into custody a 26-year-old man “who attempted to evade detection in the landing gear compartment of an aircraft” that arrived in Miami from Guatemala on Saturday morning. The man, whose name was not released, was taken to a hospital for a medical assessment, the agency said. “Persons are taking extreme risks when they try to conceal themselves in confined spaces such as an aircraft,” the agency said. “This incident remains under investigation.” The Miami-Dade Police Department, which has a station at the airport, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Sunday. A 25-second video posted on Instagram on Saturday shows a man standing on the tarmac a few feet from the wheels of a plane. Two other men in yellow vests, one of which says “American” on the back, are next to him. The first man, wearing an unzipped jacket, jeans and black boots, appears dizzy and sits down on the ground. The video then moves toward the plane and shows a small compartment inside the plane where the wheels and landing gear had been tucked for the duration of the flight. Dan Vazquez, who shared the video on the Instagram account Only in Dade, said it was submitted by a worker at the airport who wanted to remain anonymous. Another video on the account shows the man sitting on the tarmac and receiving water from airport workers.<br/>
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Chile's LATAM Airlines Group said on Friday it has filed a reorganization plan, proposing an $8.19b infusion of capital into the group, in a bid to exit its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The financing proposal will include a mix of new equity, convertible notes and debt, the group said in a statement, adding that it intends to launch an $800m equity rights offering to shareholders, upon confirmation of the plan. "While our process is not yet over, we have reached a critical milestone in the path to a stronger financial future," said Roberto Alvo, CE of the largest airline in Latin America. Recently, LATAM said it received several offers to fund the exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, each of which are worth more than $5b. The group filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York in May 2020 as world travel came to a halt amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Upon emerging from Chapter 11, LATAM expects to have total debt of about $7.26b and liquidity of about $2.67b, the company said. The Santiago-based company reported losses of some $692m in Q3, as the indebted company was still battling challenges from the pandemic. The restructuring plan is accompanied by a support agreement with creditor group Parent Ad Hoc Group and some LATAM shareholders.<br/>
British Airways has suspended flights to Hong Kong after a crew member tested positive for Covid-19, amid reports members of the crew were made to isolate for three weeks at a quarantine centre built from shipping containers. The city has one of the strictest quarantine policies in the world, with those arriving from abroad having to serve up to 21 days in government-designated hotels. The airline said a member of staff tested positive on arrival in the region after first testing negative before departure. BA said: "We have made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend flights to Hong Kong while we review operational requirements for this route. We apologise to our customers who have had their travel plans disrupted and will be in touch to give them options." The carrier, which runs two flights to Hong Kong from London each day, has not said when the suspension will be lifted. The South China Morning Post reported that most of the crew for a flight which arrived in the special administrative region on Saturday were taken to the Penny’s Bay quarantine centre as a result of a positive test. The paper said the latest incident was the second time in a week that the airline’s crew were taken to quarantine after an apparent positive test result. Reports suggested the first BA crew members to enter quarantine were ââfully vaccinated and had previously tested negative for Covid-19. A spokesperson for Hong Kong’s Department of Health said the affected crew members were now back in the UK. Other flight crew who have been forced to self-isolate in Penny’s Bay for 21 days have complained of prison-like conditions.<br/>