A man, whose identity is unknown, was seen running on the tarmac by Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport with at least four people trying to catch him before he was finally detained
A man was seen being chased across the tarmac at Heathrow Airport, running around as huge aircraft were manouvering, before he was wrestled to the ground and detained.
The person, whose identity is unknown, was filmed with something around his waist as he ran away from several men at the airport around planes, which were arriving and leaving. He appeared to be running away from people who appeared to be airport staff. A man could be heard saying “that is not right” as he filmed the bizarre footage of the man, who did not seem to be going in any clear direction before he was caught after several minutes.
Watch the moment the man runs across the tarmac in the video below (incident starts at 1:42:16)
Man runs across Heathrow tarmac
He stopped running when two people, wearing fluorescent tops, came in a van and he appeared to be grabbed by a man in an orange top. At that point he seemed to give himself up peacefully before he was pinned to the ground.
A few moments after this, a police van can be seen racing across the airport from its eastern end, eventually arriving at the scene. The man was then put in the back of the vehicle during the incident which is understood to have taken place on Sunday.
The video was filmed on the YouTube channel Big Jet TV. The person who took the footage provided commentary while fliming the incident, which took place by Terminal 2 at the west London airport.
The person behind the camera was heard saying: “What’s going on here? Why would there be people running across the [tarmac]? What’s this all about? That is not right.
“That geezer’s running from someone. They are chasing him. What are you doing mate? Get on the floor son, give yourself up.” The person filming added: “Mate, what is going on? Here we go, [there’s] someone in a van. They’ve got him.”
Afterwards a spokesperson said that airport staff had “resolved” an incident who “accessed the airfield taxiway” where he was taken away. They also stated that the airport is operating as normal.
The Heathrow spokesperson told Sky News: “Working with partners, we have quickly resolved an incident at the airport involving an individual who accessed the airfield taxiway. The individual has been removed from the airport. The airport continues to operate as normal and passengers are travelling as planned.” The Mirror has contacted Heathrow Airport for comment.