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Milan Bergamo CEO Outlines Security Breach as Flights Resume After Fatal Engine Accident

Giovanni Sanga has ordered a security protocol review after a trespasser was pulled into a taxiing Airbus A319 at Bergamo.

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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.