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Timpsi 10th Sep 2018 11:16

Car on RWY at Lyon Airport (LYS)
 
What kind of maniac is this? He got a good run for it though!


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/w...-a8530861.html

sitigeltfel 10th Sep 2018 11:20

Lyon airport closed, vehicle incursion on runway.
 
Lyon, St Exupery was closed this morning after a motorist managed to smash through barriers and get onto the runway.

He had shortly before tried the same at Lyon, Bron.

No injuries reported.

https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-d...t-de-lyon.html


Edit: Have just noticed Timpsi's post

fox niner 10th Sep 2018 11:52

This moron intentionally drove his car through the glass terminal, ended up airside, drove onto the apron/taxiways/runway and was arrested.
Nobody was hurt.

sitigeltfel 10th Sep 2018 14:33


Originally Posted by fox niner (Post 10245634)
This moron intentionally drove his car through the glass terminal, ended up airside, drove onto the apron/taxiways/runway and was arrested.
Nobody was hurt.
https://mobile.twitter.com/InfosFran...09040486449152

Authorities expect the airport to re-open around 1800 and have said that the car was a grey Mercedes registered in Luxembourg. The standard "suffering from mental issues" comment has been made about the driver.

ShyTorque 10th Sep 2018 14:40

Why did it take so long? Couldn't they aim straight?

core_dump 10th Sep 2018 14:51

That foot chase looked like a Keystone Cops film.

captplaystation 10th Sep 2018 16:09

Regretably, sounds a bit more sinister than just a drive down the runway. https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.ch...erm=2018-09-10

Eutychus 10th Sep 2018 16:28


Originally Posted by ShyTorque (Post 10245750)
Why did it take so long? Couldn't they aim straight?

In this country we prefer to have the opportunity to ask questions.

Gargleblaster 11th Sep 2018 20:49

Was there myself yesterday, to fly on EZY to BIA (Bastia), only managed to check in, followed by standing in line for 8 hrs. No thanks to Easyjet for undermanning service desk with all flights cancelled. Finally managed to jump on the train downtown, then TGV to Paris, spending all night at CDG to get to destination 18 hrs late.

Also question the time this took. Once subject is caught, FOD inspect and sweep the runway, and open up again. Dunno if runway in use was even affected. This might naturally have been a diversion to a real terror attack and it was the day before 9/11...

Jump Complete 11th Sep 2018 21:01


Originally Posted by core_dump (Post 10245754)
That foot chase looked like a Keystone Cops film.

I was just thinking simular, having just watched Smokey and The Bandit (in honour of the just departed Burt Reynolds) and thinking it looked like an outtake from the film!

JanetFlight 11th Sep 2018 21:10

:)

packapoo 11th Sep 2018 22:25


Originally Posted by core_dump (Post 10245754)
That foot chase looked like a Keystone Cops film.

How many gendarmes does it take to......?

TURIN 11th Sep 2018 22:31

Does anyone know how to set that video to the Benny Hill music?

flash8 11th Sep 2018 22:53


The standard "suffering from mental issues" comment has been made about the driver.
That he managed to get where he did must be setting off a few alarm bells, obviously given his statement (as reiterated by the Prosecutor) 'I am sent by Allah' suggests to me that vehicle was looking for a target. We were lucky... this time.

Count of Monte Bisto 12th Sep 2018 02:31

There is no dealing with a very determined nutter. If some guy, who is clearly not playing with a full deck of cards, takes it upon himself to do something completely deranged, it is very hard to legislate against all the countless permutations of mad acts he may think up.

lomapaseo 12th Sep 2018 02:47

They should have done a Pit maneuver on the guy after he started running

Eutychus 12th Sep 2018 11:31

I'm intrigued by the fact that he apparently managed to drive the car airside by driving in a straight line through the passenger terminal. If I've got that correct, it would appear to be quite a security flaw.

Dave Gittins 12th Sep 2018 12:01

Doesn't look as though they have PAS 68 protection. Absolutely required in the UK after a certain Scottish incident.

https://www.zaun.co.uk/products/host...le-mitigation/

nonsense 12th Sep 2018 12:24


Originally Posted by ShyTorque (Post 10245750)
Why did it take so long? Couldn't they aim straight?

Because it wasn't an American movie, guns aren't the answer to every problem, once he left the car he was no longer a significant threat, killing him wasn't necessary in order to capture him, and he hadn't been tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death yet.

Seriously the mindset that if a gun might be used to solve a problem then any less deadly solution is redundant is very American; it permeates your movies and it drives your attitude to gun control and it is very different to the rest of the world.

FakePilot 12th Sep 2018 17:13


Originally Posted by nonsense (Post 10247381)
Because it wasn't an American movie, guns aren't the answer to every problem, once he left the car he was no longer a significant threat, killing him wasn't necessary in order to capture him, and he hadn't been tried, found guilty, and sentenced to death yet.

Seriously the mindset that if a gun might be used to solve a problem then any less deadly solution is redundant is very American; it permeates your movies and it drives your attitude to gun control and it is very different to the rest of the world.

At least we don't have crazies driving cars onto the runway.


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