An inquiry has been launched following an incident at Heathrow Airport where an immigration detainee escaped from his restraints and sprinted across the runway just before his deportation to India. Captured by a plane spotter, the man prompted the temporary halting of aircraft operations. He was quickly apprehended and reboarded onto the flight. Experts highlighted safety concerns regarding unaccounted individuals on airside operations, emphasizing the potential dangers of jet blasts and the unpredictability of such situations in busy airports.
What is known as the movement area of the airport is the entire airside. We have to consider all movement in this area, whether it's wildlife or something else.
The minute an unaccounted person is airside there's no protection about what happens next in operations. In these cases aircraft have to cease operations.
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