Airport launches investigation after man squeezes through baggage chute
Officials are investigating a security breach at Miami Airport after a man managed to squeeze through a baggage carousel.
He was seen on CCTV footage jumping on to the conveyor belt and crawling through the luggage chute.
He was later captured on camera being chased by several airport workers across the tarmac before being caught.
"Had there been a plane at that gate, this individual could have entered the plane or had access to the aircraft. This is a very restricted area, only accessible to some with very limited access, and he was able to gain access. Very concerning," a source told the Herald newspaper.
The source said the man accessed a highly restricted area off-limits to many airport workers.
To get to the baggage area, he walked past a security checkpoint, which wasn’t manned, near the American Airlines ticket kiosk.
The man had reportedly been involuntarily committed to a hospital for mental health evaluation just a few days before the incident at the weekend.
In a statement to Fox TV, American Airlines praised the ‘quick actions of our colleagues in Miami who helped alleviate this security issue.’
Airport spokesman Marc Henderson said the incident was still under investigation.~
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