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Shocking reason passenger walked onto airport runway to block plane from departing

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Published 16:11 6 Mar 2025 GMT

Shocking reason passenger walked onto airport runway to block plane from departing

If only it was Ryanair, he'd have been three hours early...

James Moorhouse

James Moorhouse

The airport experience can lead us to do crazy things, but a man in Chile took things to a whole other level recently.

If you're a cautious person like me, you'll like to get to the airport nice and early and get through security without the sort of stress levels that might lead you to forgetting your son Kevin at home before Christmas.

It's far more relaxing to give yourself two hours before the flight and spend £8 on that bottle of water from WHSmith.

Well, this chap in Chile might well have been giving the new 15-minute method a go when he arrived just a little bit later than he should have done at El Tepual International Airport in Puerto Montt on Monday, 3 March.

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After realising that he was about to miss his flight to the city of Concepción, the 29-year-old man pegged it towards the runway as if chasing the school bus, all without any airport security in sight.

A man was seen standing in front of a plane on the tarmac at El Tepual International Airport in Puerto Montt, Chile (Newsflash)
A man was seen standing in front of a plane on the tarmac at El Tepual International Airport in Puerto Montt, Chile (Newsflash)

Perhaps trying to emulate the actions of the 'Tank Men' who have gone viral in China and Ukraine over the years, the Chilean man stood brazenly in front of the LATAM Airlines jet, almost daring it to take off.

Although he tried to wave down the pilot, they clearly weren't in the mood to let him on despite the valiant effort. It was probably too late to get the steps back out again, to be fair.

After around a minute of waiting, the man was swiftly removed by airport staff and later arrested. He was scheduled to appear in front of a judge on Tuesday, 4 March.

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It remains unclear how the man got there in the first place without being intercepted by security, and also why he was so desperate to get on the flight, given that it was an in-country trip lasting just one hour.

Unsurprisingly, the man was arrested for his dangerous stunt (Newsflash)
Unsurprisingly, the man was arrested for his dangerous stunt (Newsflash)

But what is known is that this isn't his first run-in with the law, with local news outlet BioBioChile reporting that he's been arrested past for threats and thefts.

If he'd missed a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Blackpool for example, it might have been slightly more understandable.

This is only the latest story in some of the wild events that go on in airports, with security at Cartagena airport in Colombia apprehending a man recently who was attempting to traffic 19 capsules of cocaine, worth $10,000, in his wig.

Featured Image Credit: Twitter

Topics: Travel, Viral, World News

James Moorhouse
James Moorhouse

James is a NCTJ Gold Standard journalist covering a wide range of topics and news stories for LADbible. After two years in football writing, James switched to covering news with Newsquest in Cumbria, before joining the LAD team in 2025. In his spare time, James is a long-suffering Rochdale fan and loves reading, running and music. Contact him via [email protected]

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