Overview

• An unidentified 35-year-old man ran onto the taxiway and was fatally sucked into the engine of Volotea flight V73511 as it prepared for takeoff to Asturias, Spain.
• Airport operator SACBO suspended all operations from 10:20 a.m. to noon local time, leading to 19 canceled departures and diversions to Bologna, Verona and Milan Malpensa.
• Volotea confirmed that all 154 passengers and six crew members on board were safe, rebooked them on an afternoon flight and offered psychological support.
• SACBO and Italian law enforcement investigators have launched a probe into the security lapse and the exact circumstances that allowed the breach.
• The incident highlights persistent perimeter security challenges at Milan Bergamo Airport, which handled over 17 million passengers last year.