Overview

• The man climbed the fence onto Milan-Linate’s runway on September 19, prompting a security stop that paused operations for about five minutes.
• Border police reported him to judicial authorities for endangering transport security, and the questore ordered his detention at the Corelli repatriation center in Milan.
• He entered Italy at Lampedusa in April 2021, saw his protection request denied in June 2021, and lost his appeal on February 12, 2025, resulting in a final order to leave.
• Police described him as known and socially dangerous due to prior convictions for drug offenses, domestic abuse, resisting public officials, and vandalism.
• After hospital and police processing and identity checks due to a lack of documents, he was held in administrative detention and then flown back to Tunisia, with no motive disclosed for the runway incursion.