Man ‘is sucked into plane engine and killed' on airport runway as jet prepares to take off in tarmac horror 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.
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One person was reportedly sucked into a plane engine and died at Milano Bergamo airport
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A 'fatal accident' on the tarmac at Milano Bergamo airport reportedly left one dead
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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.
Airport sources told the outlet that the person was pulled into the aircraft engine in a horrifying moment just as the plane was preparing to depart.
The airline involved has not yet been named.
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.'
Flight operations at Orio al Serio have been suspended since the moment of the incident, with a cascading effect on travel across the region.
By 11.50am local time, a total of nine flights had already been diverted - one to Bologna, two to Verona, and six rerouted to Milan Malpensa.
Eight departures were also cancelled outriught.
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The last flight to take off, a Volotea service to Asturias, left at 10.20am.
It is not yet known when operations at Bergamo Aiport will return to normal.
The airport's official X account confirmed the halt in operations: 'SACBO announces that flight operations at Milan Bergamo Airport were suspended at 10:20 am due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway.
The causes of the problem are currently being investigated by the authorities.'
'The area remains cordoned off as authorities work to determine how the man was able to breach security and get so close to a moving aircraft.
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