missed flight - man runs across runway to try and stop flight

[williamsf1]

a little concerning re security .... Madrid seems a little too relaxed


Ryanair passenger runs across Madrid runway to catch flight | Daily Mail Online

 

[serfty]

He looked keen in the photos .. but that is basically the article ... little else is mentioned ...

 

[Dr Ralph]

I think that this could happen anywhere.

 

[Happy Trails]

Ryanair must be really good if he's that desperate to get on board.

 

[Buzzard]

See what happens when you don't get a refund for a missed flight.

 

[Ausbt]

Ryanair have a fee for using the aerobridge don't they? That is using it when connected to an actual Ryanair plane. Smart chap - saved himself 10 quid

 

[ozbeachbabe]

I think that this could happen anywhere.

Perhaps anywhere that has security as lax as Spain however I would be surprised to see such an occurrence in Australia. I can't believe staff in MAD didn't close the door to the aerobridge when they closed boarding otherwise how else was the pax able to gain access to the aerobridge and tarmac?

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Perhaps anywhere that has security as lax as Spain however I would be surprised to see such an occurrence in Australia. I can't believe staff in MAD didn't close the door to the aerobridge when they closed boarding otherwise how else was the pax able to gain access to the aerobridge and tarmac?

Interested in the basis for your statement that security is lax in Spain.
That certainly hasn't been my impression.

 

[jb747]

Sort of hilarious...what was going through his mind? "The aircraft will stop, the door will open, and they'll hoist me on board.."

I wonder what planet that happens on?

 

[Freq Flier 2013]

Sort of hilarious...what was going through his mind? "The aircraft will stop, the door will open, and they'll hoist me on board.."

I wonder what planet that happens on?

Why would the pilot let the person on the plane? Surely it would be a security issue.

 

[juddles]

I don't actually beleive the plane "let him on"

 

[williamsf1]

Interested in the basis for your statement that security is lax in Spain.
That certainly hasn't been my impression.

Having recently flown from this airport on the same airline, I noticed that 2 separate gates had the doors open with staff not in attendance in the vicinity. Also when it came time to board , we were using a remote gate where a bus would take us to the aircraft . there were no staff at the bottom of the stairs from the terminal, only the bus driver sitting in his seat – reading his news paper. There would have been nothing to stop me walking into the baggage processing area or around the tarmac if I wanted.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

Having recently flown from this airport on the same airline, I noticed that 2 separate gates had the doors open with staff not in attendance in the vicinity. Also when it came time to board , we were using a remote gate where a bus would take us to the aircraft . there were no staff at the bottom of the stairs from the terminal, only the bus driver sitting in his seat – reading his news paper. There would have been nothing to stop me walking into the baggage processing area or around the tarmac if I wanted.

Might be the airline then. Especially if it's at the gate where they have most control. I've flown in and out of and through Madrid and always found the security quite tight.
Never with that airline though.

 

[williamsf1]

Might be the airline then. Especially if it's at the gate where they have most control. I've flown in and out of and through Madrid and always found the security quite tight.
Never with that airline though.

My experience was in T1. The gates i noticed unattended were other LCC operators

 

[Happy Trails]

What are the security implications?
Seems more of a safety issue IMO.
Similar breach could happen at any airport with boarding by stairs, for example.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

My experience was in T1. The gates i noticed unattended were other LCC operators

Right. I've never been to T1. Only T4 and T4S.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

What are the security implications?
Seems more of a safety issue IMO.
Similar breach could happen at any airport with boarding by stairs, for example.

Huge security breach having a random person unescorted on the tarmac.
He might have been scanned and not have any dangerous items on him but there are a hundred dangerous items waiting on the apron.
If a passenger ran off while queueing to board by stairs the same risks would apply.

 

[Happy Trails]

Huge security breach having a random person unescorted on the tarmac.
He might have been scanned and not have any dangerous items on him but there are a hundred dangerous items waiting on the apron.

If he was in fact a security risk, I'd rather have him loose on the tarmac searching for a makeshift weapon than on board doing the same.

If a passenger ran off while queueing to board by stairs the same risks would apply.

Yes, that was exactly my point.

 

[esseeeayeenn]

If he was in fact a security risk, I'd rather have him loose on the tarmac searching for a makeshift weapon than on board doing the same.

Obviously they expect PAX to be roaming around on board, so there is nothing dangerous to find in the cabin.

 

[Happy Trails]

... there is nothing dangerous to find in the cabin.

Then I must have a more lurid imagination than your good self.