The boy, who was about 10 years old, was found dead in landing gear of Air France shortly after he landed in Paris on Tuesday, 7 January.
The airline confirmed in its statement that the «lifeless» body was discovered after arrival from South Africa to the airport of a name of Charles de Gaulle.
According to officials, the child hid in the bottom of the aircraft Air France Boeing 777 near the chassis.
«The company expresses its deepest sympathy and condolences with this tragedy», — stated in the message of the airline.
Air France confirmed that an investigation was under way but declined to provide additional comments. Sources told local media that the deceased was a resident of South Africa.
The source of the Ivorian security services told the French news Agency AFP that the incident shows «a serious breach of security at the airport in Abidjan».
In July, the body of a man who snuck onto a plane to London, fell to the ground. The police assumed he fell from the landing gear compartment of the aircraft Kenya Airways.
