The video doing the rounds on social media shows a man casually strolling on the runway. He gets close to the engines of the SpiceJet plane which was preparing for takeoff to Bengaluru, with passengers onboard.
I don't even 🤦🏻♀️
— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) August 22, 2019
How did he enter?
What was CISF doing ?
He goes so close to the engine 🙈🙈
Unbelievable.@LiveFromALounge @aneeshp @shaktilumba @shukla_tarun @flyspicejet @MoCA_GoI @Mohan_Rngnathan pic.twitter.com/CsgjseuIeu
Happily, the engines were immediately shut down to avert any incidents, reported PTI news agency.
"The pilots of the SpiceJet aircraft immediately shut down the engines to avert any accident when they saw the man walking up to the plane that was standing on runway 27," the news agency quoted an official of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) as saying.
The man was later identified and determined to be mentally unstable after he was arrested by Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials.
The video was shared by Indian actress Gul Panag which has left the Tweeple slamming airport authorities, raising concerns over the consequences it could have led to.
This is very bad on airport security personnel, this is could lead to serious threat or danger to aircraft or this crazy guy .
— Rajshekhar Rao (@Rajwingo) August 22, 2019
The implications are enormous. I hope 🤞 security officials are looking at this. Today it may be a loony acting alone.
— Frank Lampard’s Chelsea (@iambhutia) August 22, 2019
Another day - you never know.
This is so alarming and so horrible. The guy could have literally done anything. Wtf!! @CISFHQrs @HMOIndia
— Avinash Singh 🇮🇳 (@aksadorable) August 22, 2019
While others listed the situations the incident could potentially have led to.
What if he carried a bazooka?
— Gul Panag (@GulPanag) August 22, 2019
If engine was on, he would be sucked into it, it could lead to blast or fire risking lives of all passengers+ plane. if he had weapons that terrorists have then more dangerous situation
— Snehal Deb (@DebSnehal) August 22, 2019
He would have died in an instant. I guess the pilot turned the engine off.
— That wicked thing you do.. (@ZeHarpreet) August 22, 2019
Dear me ! I suppose this could have led to a crash affecting all the passengers. As far as the guy is concerned, if he got sucked into the engine , he will not do it again 😜
— Koottalai Srinivasan (@kssrini1964) August 22, 2019
