Passenger tries to flag down plane at Dublin airport

A would-be passenger at Dublin airport Thursday morning ran out of the departure area at terminal one and tried to flag down his Ryanair flight to Amsterdam. “He was banging on the window to try to get the aircraft to wait and he then broke through a door and made his way on to the apron, trying to flag the aircraft down,” said an airport spokesman. “He was initially restrained by Ryanair staff on the apron and airport police, who had already been contacted, arrived on the scene almost immediately and arrested him.” The man, who was not immediately named, was in his 20s. He arrived late with a female passenger at the boarding gate at about 7am after the flight had closed, said the airport spokesperson. “They were engaging with Ryanair staff at the gate and the male passenger was becoming agitated.” He banged on the window then broke through a door before heading towards the plane. Airport police, who had previously been alerted, arrived swiftly and reportedly pinned him to the ground after a scuffle.<br/>