Milan Bergamo Airport UPDATES: Person dies after 'sucked into plane's engine'

Описание: Milan Bergamo Airport UPDATES: Person dies after 'sucked into plane's engine'.

A person has died at Milan Bergamo airport, forcing all flights to be suspended - the incident unfolded on the taxiway, which connects the runway with the rest of the airport.

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.

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.

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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