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'This could have been a huge security threat' - Readers 'alarmed' after rough sleeper sneaked into cargo hold at Manchester Airport 'to smoke a cig'
27.01.2022 - 16:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The story of a man who climbed over three fences to sneak into the luggage hold of a Virgin Atlantic plane to 'smoke a cig’ has sparked alarm amid calls for boosted security at Manchester Airport.
Martin Rudzki, 35, who had been sleeping rough at the hub for five weeks and managed to jump out of the hold before take off, later said he’d thought the plane ‘looked cool’, Manchester magistrates heard.
Martin’s plight has raised concerns for his welfare, with many readers questioning why he was fined £100 by magistrates, but it’s also prompted questions over how he was able to elude the airport’s security team.
The Manchester Evening News has today asked Manchester Airport about the security breach and any action it intends to take as a result, as well as seeking comment from Virgin Atlantic.
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It follows a flurry of questions from readers.
Described as ‘extremely alarming’ by one reader, another added: “This brings up issues of airport security if it was easy for a homeless person to do this it’s easy for a terrorist.”
Another added: “They should have paid him £100 for exposing airport’s security weakness. The big worry is he actually got on a plane.”
Someone else said: “This could have been a huge security threat with lives in danger.”
And one response read: “Security needs looking at.”
The incident is not the first case of a security breach at Manchester Airport. In 2007, a Manchester Evening News reporter was able to gain access to a restricted area in Terminal Two.
In 2013 a schoolboy from Wythenshawe managed to sneak on to a flight to Rome with no passport or boarding pass.
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