The video of a passenger trying everything to get on a plane at Malaga Airport, has gone viral after the man fell off the air bridge which had already been disconnected from the plane he wanted to get on.
The man, who had already pained other passengers by arriving late and causing a delay, was filmed pleading with airport workers after getting to the end of the gangway, and overheard demanding in Spanish, with a foreign accent, “Bring me a ladder” before adding: “No ladder, then I'm coming down.”
He then tried to ease himself off the end of the air bridge before losing his balance and falling 12 feet onto the tarmac below as astonished passengers on the plane looked on. At first he appeared to be injured as airport workers rushed to his aid before sitting and then standing up.
Amazingly the man was then seen walking towards the plane after taking a few moments to rest and recover and seemed to achieve his objective of boarding, although this has not been confirmed.
A spokesman for Spanish airport operator AENA confirmed the incident had occurred in the last few days and said that the Guardia Civil had dealt with it, but it is not clear if he had been allowed to take the flight he was so desperate to get on.
The Guardia Civil in Malaga said yesterday (Friday) that the operational agents at the Malaga airport acted in accordance with the protocol established for these situations and identified the man in question, proceeding to denounce him for an infringement of the air safety law.
