Investigation after airport security breach
01.10.07
An investigation is being held after a man breached security, walked on to the runway and boarded a plane at Liverpool Airport this weekend. Waldemar Rejowski, 47, of no fixed abode, is due at Liverpool magistrates court today charged with boarding an aircraft without permission. He was arrested after being restrained early on Saturday morning, it was revealled late yesterday.
An airport spokesman said the man ran through a vehicle gate on Speke Hall Road at about 06:00 on Saturday and made for a Thomsonfly Boeing jet parked nearby being made ready for takeoff. The empty aircraft was due to depart for Spain to collect passengers.
There are conflicting reports about the incident, with an airport spokesman saying that the man was stopped at the top of the stairs having been pursued from the gate by security officers, but Thomsonfly say he got on board the plane and was discovered sitting in a seat at the back of the plane holding a bag by cabin crew.
A spokesman for Liverpool Airport, said: 'The man forced his way through a security barrier by the main access gate on the airport apron. Security guards saw this happen, gave chase immediately and the man was apprehended.'
'We don't regard this as a security breach. There was no lapse in security. The man broke a barrier to gain access. We have informed the Department of Transport about the incident and they have not instructed us to alter our procedures.'
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