Overview

• A 35-year-old man who was neither a passenger nor airport staff ran onto the taxiway and was sucked into the engine of Volotea flight V73511 bound for Asturias, Spain
• All flights were halted at 10:20 a.m., leading to the cancellation or diversion of at least 19 services to Bologna, Verona and Milan Malpensa
• Operations resumed around midday but lingering delays affected departures for hours after reopening
• Volotea confirmed 154 passengers and six crew were aboard the Airbus A319 and has arranged psychological assistance for those impacted
• SACBO has joined Italian police in probing procedural failures and perimeter security flaws that allowed the unauthorized runway access