An Australian woman was arrested for running onto the tarmac at Canberra Airport as she attempted to stop a flight from departing without her.
The incident, captured on camera, showed the woman running past airport security onto the tarmac and gesturing to the pilot to allow her onto the QantasLink flight to Adelaide.
An woman who apparently missed her flight tried to catch it by running after the QantasLink Embraer E190AR plane (VH-XVO) on the tarmac.
The strange incident was captured at Canberra Airport (CBR) on Nov 01, 2023. On chase, woman started waving at the pilot.
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She was taken into custody by the Australian Federal Police.
A person, Simon Hales, said the woman was trying to get the pilot’s attention and jump up, which made the situation seem strange. He later shared his worry on Facebook.
He explained that the woman missed her flight, went past the staff, ran onto the tarmac, and approached the plane.
Thankfully, the pilot was warned and turned off the plane’s engine.
