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The Sun
09-07-2025
- The Sun
I saw Milan airport horror unfold when man was sucked into engine… we feared it was a terror attack after security botch
SECURITY at a Milan airport has come under scrutiny after a man broke onto the runway and died when he was sucked into a plane's jet engine. Witnesses to the horrific sequence at Orio al Serio Airport have revealed their doubts about security BEFORE the incident - and feared a terrorist had slipped through. 7 7 7 7 Andrea Russo, a 35-year-old builder from Calcinate in Italy, was able to run through the terminal, bust through a security door and then sprint onto the tarmac. One Brit passenger, Ryan Trumpeter, 37, was on a Ryanair plane to Manchester on the same runway when the drama unfolded - and he witnessed the emergency response while his flight was delayed. Ryan, from West Bromwich, told The Sun: 'Our pilot had no idea what was going on, but told everyone to look to their right because there had been an incident. "The whole plane was really confused - at first we thought it might have been a terrorist incident, that's what people were saying." Word finally got round that a man had died after breaking onto the runway. Training manager Ryan said that - along with other passengers - he was not particularly surprised to hear about the security lapse. He noticed going through security that the standards were "crap" compared to British airports. One scene in particular inside the terminal had made him particularly concerned. Ryan said: "While we were going through the security gates, there was a man going absolutely mental at the staff. He was shouting in their face and just going crazy. "There was a policeman right there but he wasn't doing anything, just holding his hand up. "If that had been in the UK, he'd definitely have been escorted away. "At the other end, other security officers were busy training a group of staff." Ryan is not the only one asking urgent questions about the security operation at Orio al Serio. Sources familiar with airport's system said the man's path through restricted areas was both rapid and shocking, La Voce del Patriota reported. As Italy 's third busiest airport, the site is equipped with layers of checks, barriers, and surveillance. Yet the man allegedly bypassed them all, on foot, in broad daylight, and under pursuit. 7 Aviation authorities and police are now under pressure to explain how someone with no clearance managed to access the runway so quickly — and why intervention came too late. The builder reportedly drove his Fiat 500 the wrong way into the airport arrivals area and ditched his car near the terminal. After entering the ground-floor terminal, he is said to have forced his way through a security door in a matter of seconds. The door led directly from the arrivals hall to the aircraft parking area — a supposedly high-security zone. He was spotted by a police officer and chased, but still managed to sprint across the tarmac and reach a Volotea Airbus A319 just as it was preparing for taxiing. The authorities are now facing tough questions about how this could have been allowed to happen at one of Italy's busiest travel hubs. 7 An airline spokesperson said: "A person, who was not a passenger or airport personnel, trespassed onto the runway while the aircraft was preparing for takeoff. "Sadly, the person was struck by the engine and has passed away. "The airline deeply regrets this tragic incident and extends its condolences to the family of the person involved. "All 154 passengers on board, along with the 6 Volotea crew members, are physically safe. "Passengers were promptly deboarded and taken to a designated area, where provisions were made available. Psychological support was also offered to both passengers and crew members." Giovanni Sanga, CEO of the group which operates Milan Bergamo Airport, offered his "personal condolences to Andrea's family. He said: "The dramatic event has shocked the entire airport community. "First of all, I would like to express my personal condolences and those of the company to the victim's family, to whom we are close in this terrible moment." While waiting on the tarmac, Ryan could see "loads of police and fire engines", which "made a barrier" in front of the Volotea plane. He said: 'We managed to take off about an hour-and-a-half later - we were the only flight that didn't have to disembark. 'It's all just really odd. Someone shouldn't be able to just run onto the tarmac like that past all the security."
The Sun
09-07-2025
- The Sun
‘Don't look out windows' passengers on plane told after builder, 35, sucked into engine as they heard ‘noise & bang'
PASSENGERS on the plane which killed a man when he was sucked into the engine have recalled the horrifying moment it happened. Andrea Russo, 35, a builder from Calcinate, Italy, died after he reportedly ran onto the runway at Milan's Orio al Serio Airport and towards the plane preparing for take-off. 5 5 5 People onboard the Volotea plane revealed that there was a dreadful noise as his body passed through the jets. One Spanish passenger, Carmen Garcia, told La Nueva España that the plane was "about to take off with the engines on" when "a person came running towards us". She said: "Suddenly, we heard a noise and a bang. "Some people saw something through the window and put their hands to their heads. "They told us it was best not to look out, because what was happening was very unpleasant." "Then the fire brigade, ambulances and police started to arrive.' Russo was not a passenger on the plane and had no association with the airline, according to Volotea. He is believed to have arrived at the airport without a ticket and broken in by driving the wrong way down a road. He is said to have ditched his abandoning his red Fiat 500 and then run into the terminal, slipped through a security door onto the tarmac and then made a beeline for the plane. Witnesses reported that two Border Police gave chase but were unable to catch up with him. The Spanish passenger said that, moments later, the pilot spoke over the tannoy in a "shaken" voice, confirming there had been a "very serious problem involving a person". Daniel Isla, a Chilean national living in Italy who spoke after travelling to Asturias on holiday with his family, told the paper: 'I didn't see anything but heard a tremendous noise in the engine turbine. 'We didn't know what had happened at first but then the pilot came out and told us a tragedy had occurred and there'd been a terrible accident and someone had been sucked into the engine. 'It was a feeling of incredulity initially because we couldn't believe what had happened. 5 'We wanted to think it was something else until we realised it was true.' Another, Ana Sanchis, recalled that flight attendants urged them to pull down their shutters and not look out of the window. She added that the passengers had to disembark from the side of the plane where the incident happened, with "firemen forming a corridor all the way down and everything covered up". "It was horrible," she said. A male passenger who was boarding another plane near the Volotea aircraft had a full view of the horror. He told Italian news outlet La Repubblica: "I wasn't on that plane, I was boarding another plane next to it and we saw everything. "He ran towards the right side. The he ran and [was] sucked by the left side motor. "I can't describe it as pleasant', he added. As the investigation got underway, public prosecutor Maurizio Romanelli said: "We are investigating on any possible relationships with the airport or the world of aeroplanes. "In the car with which he arrived at the airport, full of all kinds of material, we have not found anything that could provide any kind of explanation." Following the incident, airliner Voltea took to X, stating: 'We regret to confirm flight V73511 from BGY-OVD was involved in an incident at Milan-Bergamo Airport at 10:35h. 'One person not onboard and not affiliated with the company was seriously injured. 'All 154 passengers and 6 crew are safe. A new flight is scheduled for 15:55'.
The Sun
08-07-2025
- The Sun
Airport runway trespasser ‘is sucked into plane engine and killed' as jet prepares to takeoff in tarmac horror in Milan
ONE person has reportedly died after being sucked into a plane engine on an airport runway in Milan. Operations at the busy Orio al Serio Airport, also known as Milano Bergamo, came to a halt at 10.20am after a "fatal accident" on the tarmac. 2 According to Corriere della Sera, the victim was not a passenger or airport staff member. The person believed to have run onto the tarmac and into the path of an aircraft that was taxing for takeoff, the Italian paper reported. The full circumstances remain unclear, but airport operator SACBO confirmed a 'problem that occurred on the taxiway' and said 'the causes of the problem are currently being investigated by the authorities.' .
