Overview
- Authorities have identified the trespasser as 35-year-old builder Andrea Russo, who forced open a security door and ran onto the tarmac.
- Volotea flight V73511, an Airbus A319 carrying 154 passengers and six crew, was halted at 10:20 a.m. and operations resumed at noon.
- About 19 flights were canceled or diverted to Bologna, Verona and Milan Malpensa during the nearly two-hour shutdown.
- Giovanni Sanga offered personal condolences to Russo’s family and activated psychological support services for passengers, crew and staff who witnessed the incident.
- SACBO and Italian aviation authorities have launched a joint probe into how security layers were bypassed and to strengthen apron safety measures.