"He was banging on the window to try and get the aircraft to wait''
A man who was late for a Ryanair flight to Amsterdam from Dublin Airport this morning, and subsequently tried to flag the moving plane down on the runway, has been charged over the incident.
The man, in his late 20s, was reportedly was pinned down by staff at Dublin Airport as he tried to make his way towards the plane at 7am this morning (Thursday).
After being tackled by security, the man was then taken to the Airport Police Station by Dublin Airport staff, who restrained and arrested him.
A spokesperson for Dublin Airport said: "A male and female passenger were late for a Ryanair flight to Amsterdam this morning and arrived at the boarding gate after the flight had closed.
"They were engaging with Ryanair staff at the gate and the male passenger was becoming agitated.
"He was banging on the window to try and get the aircraft to wait and he then broke through a door and made his way onto the apron, trying to flag the aircraft down.
"He was initially restrained by Ryanair staff on the apron and Airport Police, who had already been contacted, arrived on the scene almost immediately and arrested him.
"He was taken to the Airport Police Station and will be handed over to the Gardai.”
A spokesperson for Ryanair also commented on the incident, saying: “Police at Dublin Airport detained an individual who breached security at the boarding gate, which had already closed. This is now a matter for local police.”
Gardaí released a statement offering an update on the situation, saying: "A male in his 20s is scheduled to appear before Court No 4, The Criminal Courts of Justice at 10.30am this morning charged in connection with an incident at Dublin Airport."
