Stowaway teen who survived five-hour flight 'was homesick for Africa'

The father of a teenager who survived a five-hour flight from California to Hawaii tucked in a jet’s wheel well has said his son missed Africa, where he used to live, and was struggling at school.

Abdilahi Yusuf Abdi, of Santa Clara, California, said his 15-year-old son was always talking about going back to Africa, where his grandparents live. He came to the US four years ago.