A man climbed on top of a passenger plane at Manises Airport in Valencia, Spain, causing a two-hour delay to a flight bound for Amsterdam. The incident occurred shortly before 6pm on Saturday, with the man, reportedly a 24-year-old Moroccan, taunting ground staff and running across the roof of a Vueling Airbus A320.
Footage captured by a passenger shows the man shouting at staff, tapping his chest, and dancing on the plane's roof. At one point, he stuck his fingers in his ears, pretending not to hear the pleas from staff, and cracked open a can of drink from his bag before consuming it on the roof.
The outburst lasted at least ten minutes before Civil Guard officers arrived. They persuaded the man to come down and confirmed he was not carrying any weapons. Spanish Airports and Air Navigation stated that he did not pose a risk to passenger safety.
Following the incident, the plane underwent a thorough inspection by Vueling maintenance crew, who ruled out any damage after examining the upper fuselage. The flight was delayed by two hours as a result.
