LATEST: Flights at Italy's Bergamo airport resume after fatal runway accident
All flights to and from the airport had been suspended at 10.20am after "a problem occurred on the taxiway,' SACBO said.
According to Italian media reports, a 35-year-old man was sucked into the engine of a plane after running in front of the aircraft as it began take-off manoeuvres.
The man was being chased by police as he ran onto the tarmac, reports said.
An anonymous airport source told Il Post that the victim was neither a passenger nor an airport employee. The man was believed to have taken his own life, they added.
The plane involved in the incident was an Airbus A319 operated by Spanish budget airline Volotea and headed to Asturias Airport, northern Spain, Il Corriere della Sera reported.
Volotea said in a statement it was "investigating reports of an incident involving our flight V73511 BGY-OVD, which occurred on the ground after boarding was completed and ready for departure."
According to Italian media reports, the man accessed the runway through one of the security doors located in the airport's baggage claim area.
At least 19 flights were cancelled as a result of the incident, according to Flightradar24.
Nine flights bound for Bergamo were diverted to other Italian airports on Tuesday morning, including six to Milan Malpensa.
Despite air traffic officially resuming at the airport, live departures information showed that the majority of outbound flights scheduled for Tuesday afternoon were either delayed or cancelled.
A Ryanair flight to Bristol, England, scheduled for 4.25pm Italian time was expected to take off at 12.25am on Wednesday, according to Flightradar24.
Firefighters, airport technicians and police were investigating how the incident unfolded on Tuesday afternoon.
Bergamo Airport, also known as Orio al Serio Airport, is Italy's third-busiest international airport.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Local Italy
4 hours ago
- Local Italy
Body of missing British hiker found in northern Italy
Matthew Hall, from Hull, was found dead by rescuers in a mountain crevice north of Chiavenna, Lombardy, on Wednesday evening, according to Italian media. His body was discovered a week after he went missing during a solo hiking trip in the area. A keen hiker and mountaineer, Hall had been last heard from at around 1.20pm on Wednesday, July 9th, when he sent a photo to a friend from the mountain village of Daloo. A text message sent shortly after the photo said he was having a rest after taking a wrong turn while scaling down the side of the mountain he was hiking on. Hall was believed to have gone on an eight-hour trek on the day of his disappearance. Search and rescue operations began on Saturday, shortly after management at Chiavenna's B&B Ploncher hotel informed police that the 33-year-old had failed to check out of his room. Several of Hall's friends and colleagues, and his partner, Reece, travelled to Italy to join the search in the following days. Local police chief Gim Toni De Masi said on Thursday that Hall's mother had been informed of the discovery and was already in Italy. Hall's body was taken to a hospital in Sondrio pending formal identification and repatriation procedures, he added. Family and friends described Hall as an experienced hiker with knowledge of mountains and rugged terrain. The exact circumstances of his death remained unknown on Thursday morning.
Local Italy
2 days ago
- Local Italy
Search underway after British hiker goes missing in Italian Alps
Matthew Hall, from Hull, was reported missing after he failed to check out of his accommodation, the B&B Ploncher hotel in Chiavenna, Lombardy, on Friday. He was due to fly from Milan to Manchester the following day, according to Italian media reports. A keen hiker and mountaineer, Hall was last heard from at around 1.20pm last Wednesday, when he sent a photo to a friend from the mountain village of Daloo, north of Chiavenna. A text message sent shortly after the photo said he was having a rest after taking a wrong turn while scaling down the side of the mountain he was hiking on. Hall was believed to have gone on an eight-hour trek on the day of his disappearance, according to reports. Search and rescue operations began on Saturday, shortly after hotel management informed police authorities that Hall had failed to check out of his room. Alpine Rescue teams were searching the area above the village of Borgonuovo di Piuro on Tuesday, as that was believed to be the starting point of Hall's trek. Several of Hall's friends and colleagues, and his partner, Reece, have arrived in Italy in recent days to join the search, according to British media. One of Hall's close friends, Ben Lee, said he was last spotted by a girl at a local church on the day he went missing. This 'kind of confirmed which route he was going on,' Lee added. Hall's mother, Sara Foster, told the BBC that his son was an avid hiker 'who loves his trails and walking'. "I'm very wobbly at the moment, obviously, but I'm really trying to stay positive," she said. "If you're walking around Chiavenna just keep an eye out. We just want him to come home." Hall was described as being approximately 1.78 metres tall and having brown hair. He was believed to be wearing a beige top and a black backpack on the day of his disappearance. Italian authorities urged anyone who may have seen Hall or has relevant information to contact the search and rescue team at +39 331 361 9285. A UK Foreign Office spokesperson said they were supporting Hall's family and were 'in contact with the local authorities'.
Local Italy
7 days ago
- Local Italy
Italy launches investigation into online bank Revolut for 'misleading' clients
Italy's Competition and Market Authority (ACGM) said the bank employed "aggressive ways" in handling banking services. It also said that while Revolut promoted a no-commissions policy, it failed to clarify that there were additional costs and limitations tied to such investments. Italy's financial police conducted an inspection of Revolut's Italian unit in Milan on Tuesday. Revolut, which has 3.4 million clients in Italy, said it would cooperate with the investigation. "Revolut remains fully committed to upholding the highest standards of compliance and customer protection in Italy and across the globe," the bank said in a statement. Launched in 2015, Revolut operates in the EU under a Lithuanian licence. Its rapid growth has drawn criticism in recent years over its ability to comply with financial regulations. Italy's watchdog on Thursday criticised the bank for its disclosures on cryptocurrencies, saying it failed to make clear that clients would not be able to modify their stop-loss and take-profit settings in order to manage their financial risks. It also said Revolut "omitted or provided in an unclear manner" the terms and conditions for suspending or blocking accounts, noting that customers were not given adequate notice or assistance. This resulted in long periods in which customers could not access their funds. In April, Revolut was fined €3.5 million by Lithuania over failures in its anti-money laundering control policies.
