Man who broke into airport runway, jumped into plane engine...Don't look out the window
Jul 09, 2025
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According to foreign media such as the Daily Mail, a man rushed to the jet engine of Volotea Airlines flight V73511 at Bergamo Airport in Milan, Italy, which was preparing to take off at around 10 a.m. on the 7th (local time).
The man who died at the scene was 35-year-old Andrea Russo, a resident of the Calcinate area near Bergamo.
He entered the airport without a boarding pass, and was found to have parked his vehicle near the terminal and rushed into the airport.
He was restrained by two police officers when he was entering the runway after passing through the security area, but after shaking off and fleeing, he jumped toward the jet engine of the airliner.
Witnesses said "He wasn't with the pilot or crew, he suddenly appeared and ran towards the left engine of the plane and was sucked in."
I also felt a sudden roar and vibration, and soon there was an in-flight announcement saying, `Don't look out the window.'," he added.
Immediately after the accident, the pilot told passengers that `there was a very serious accident of life.'"We stopped preparations for takeoff.
The 154 passengers on board and six crew members were all safe at the time, but some of them witnessed a terrible scene outside the window", he complained of extreme anxiety.
Some passengers were traumatized and visited medical facilities in the airport.
Due to the accident, the airport was suspended from 10:20 a.m., and passengers who were about to land were diverted to a nearby airport. A total of 19 flights were canceled and many delayed, and airport operations resumed about an hour and a half later, local media said.
The police confirmed that Rousseau had a history of drug addiction and are continuing further investigations into the circumstances of the incident.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
