Porter Hungover Slept and Stops in Bunker During American Airlines Flight to O & # 39; Hare

CHICAGO (WLS) –

A surprise discovery took place in an American Airlines plane that landed at O ​​& # 39; Hare last weekend.

A porter was found stuck in the cargo hold. He admits that he was drunk and that he fell asleep inside the 737 during the Kansas City-Chicago flight, police said.

The Piedmont Airlines regional airline employee was not injured and was not charged with a crime, but was suspended.

A source told ABC News that the man had probably not been discovered before departure because no luggage had been loaded into the hold of the flight.

"An employee of Piedmont Airlines, who was working on an American Airlines flight on the morning of October 27 at the Kansas City International Airport (MCI), inadvertently fell asleep in the cargo hold of the aircraft. 39, a Boeing 737-800 freighter, "said American Airlines to a statement. "The flight then took off with the team member in the cargo hold, which was heated and pressurized.

"Our top priority is to ensure the well-being of Piedmont employees," the statement said. "He did not ask for any medical care upon his arrival in Chicago and we are grateful to him for not having suffered any injuries.The US team is very concerned about this serious situation and we are looking at what it's happened with our colleagues from Piedmont and Kansas City. "