This is the moment a man is chased across the runway at Heathrow Airport, weaving in between airplanes. The incident was captured live on the YouTube channel Big Jet TV on Sunday (8 June). The person behind the camera can be heard saying: “What's going on here? Why would there be people running across the [tarmac]? What's this all about? That is not right.” A Heathrow spokesperson said: “Working with partners, we quickly resolved an incident at the airport involving an individual who accessed the Airfield Taxiway. The individual has been removed from the airport. The airport continued to operate as normal and passengers travelled as planned.”
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Lucy Leeson | Monday 09 June 2025 09:40 BST
This is the moment a man is chased across the runway at Heathrow Airport, weaving in between airplanes.
The incident was captured live on the YouTube channel Big Jet TV on Sunday (8 June).
The person behind the camera can be heard saying: “What's going on here? Why would there be people running across the [tarmac]? What's this all about? That is not right.”
Taxiway incident was captured by a plane spotter and posted on social media
The man was seen being chased by at least four other men as he raced across the airport grounds near Terminal 2.
Man appears to run away from airport staff close to where jets can be seen taking off and landing
The man had escaped prior to boarding a commercial flight which was due to depart to India, MailOnline understands.
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