Two men fell off from an airplane in Ecuador.

Two men who were believed to have been stowaways on a US-bound flight have died after falling from the aircraft. The pair, who were 25 and 30 years old, were on a flight bound for New York from Guayaquil in Ecuador.

The pair, who El Comercio newspaper said were 25 and 30 years old, were on a flight bound for New York from Guayaquil in Ecuador.

The Jose Joaquin de Olmedo airport in the coastal city had to be closed for 90 minutes while the two bodies were removed from the runway.

Police did not reveal the nationality or identities of the two individuals but El Comercio said it is believed they were Peruvian.