Because a passenger refused to wear mouth and nose protection on the plane, a pilot at Munich Airport canceled the start of a plane.
Munich
- A man at
Munich Airport
caused a
departure to be
interrupted
.
The 51-year-old therefore vehemently refused
to adhere
to the valid
Corona * regulations
.
According to the police, the man from the Netherlands wanted
to travel
from
Munich
to South Africa
on Thursday (January 14)
.
The start of the
Lufthansa plane
was scheduled around 11 p.m.
After
boarding was
completed and all passengers had taken their seats, the
boarding staff noticed
the 51-year-old who was sitting in his seat without the prescribed mouth and nose protection.
Munich Airport: man refuses mouth and nose protection - pilot aborts take-off
The Dutchman did not comply with the repeated request to create one.
Although the doors were already closed and the
aircraft was
moving across the
tarmac in the
direction of the take-off position, the
pilot
decided to
abort the take-off of the aircraft.
The machine then returned to its original position.
Four police officers from the
federal police
station at Munich Airport
were already waiting there
for the stubborn 51-year-old.
For him, the
trip * ended
at the police station.
Corona rules refused: pilot at Munich Airport interrupts machine start due to lack of mouth and nose protection
The
plane
finally
continued on its way to
South Africa
with a delay and without the Dutchman.
This now has to answer for a violation according to the Aviation Security Act *.
It
is currently unclear
whether the Dutchman
refused
mouth and nose protection *
before
boarding
or only took it off on the plane.
According to the press spokesman for the
airport
police, no information is currently available.
If so, it would be questionable how the man could get into the
machine
at all
.
Whether the airline excludes the man of the future more flights, or whether the 51-year-old having considered and compliance with all
Corona *
rules
allowed to fly again, the incumbent
airline
.
A man without the mask required due to the corona pandemic already caught the attention of the federal police last year at Munich Airport - and the officials were amazed.
The corona situation remains tense.
As of Monday, an FFP2 mask is mandatory in Bavaria *.
But are there any stricter rules coming soon?
You can always read all information in our news ticker *.
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