One person has been killed in incident on a taxiway at a major European airport after they were reportedly sucked into an aeroplane turbine.

All flight operations at Italy's Milano Bergamo have been suspended since 10.20am local time (9.20am BST) this morning following the incident, during which someone was reportedly sucked into an aircraft's engines. Officials are yet to confirm exactly what happened, but airport operators Sacbo have confirmed an "incident" forced the cessation of operations.

In the meantime, flights to the airport, which is one of Italy's busiest and one of the main access routes for travellers taking holidays in Italian shopping capital Milan, have been diverted to Milano Malpensa.

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Airport incident creates major issues for Ryanair

Ryanair is known to be the main carrier using Bergamo airport.

The budget airline cancelled a dozen departures and corresponding inbound flights after the airport was shuttered to deal with the incident.

A Ryanair flight from Bristol to Bergamo is expected to be delayed by three hours. The return flight is expected to run eight hours later, reports The Independent.


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What we know so far

Travel chaos has erupted in Italy after a man was sucked into a jet engine turbine.

  • A 35-year-old man - who was not an airport employee, passenger, nor member of flight crew - was sucked into a jet engine at Milan's Bergamo Airport today.
  • Officials are investigating whether his death was accidental or intentional.
  • The incident has lead to travel chaos in Italy and further afield, with at least 19 flight cancellation and several more delays.
  • A number of planes have been rerouted to nearby airports.
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Planes cancelled and diverted after horror accident

Nine flights have been diverted and another six rerouted after a man was sucked in to a jet engine at Milan airport this morning.

Eight departures were cancelled, with the airport delaying all flights until after midday local time, CNN reports.

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Passengers offered 'psychological support' after jet engine tragedy

A spokesperson for Volotea confirmed that 154 passengers were on board the plane at the time, as well as six members of staff. Two of them were pilots and four of them cabin crew.

In a post on X, Volotea said they're supporting the passengers and crew and providing them with psychological support.

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Plane was performing 'pushback' manoeuvre when man was pulled into engine

The Airbus A319 is understood to have been performing a 'pushback' manoeuvre to move away from the gate area when the man came close to the aircraft, and was pulled into one of its jet engines.

Airline Volotea said the man suffered 'serious injuries' in the impact, and he is thought to have died soon afterwards.

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Man 'opened security door' to reach tarmac

The 35-year-old who died today is said to have entered the airport through the arrivals area.

From there, he is believed to have opened a door to gain access to the taxiway - the area where planes pick up passengers - before running towards the plane.

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Civil aviation authority to investigate incident

Italy's civil aviation authority and police are leading an investigation into the incident, with their primary focus concerning how the man was able to gain access to the tarmac.