The young man admitted the facts while he was trying to reach the baggage hold of a plane leaving for Tunisia.
A young homeless man was arrested when he entered the tarmac of Nice airport (Alpes-Maritimes) on Sunday evening to try to slip into the baggage hold of a plane. line, indicates the prosecution, confirming information from the regional daily Nice-Morning. This 21-year-old individual, born in the Var, explained that he wanted “get into the hold of a plane to return to Tunisia to see your family”said the prosecution.
Intrusion by carpets
The individual would have managed to reach the runway by passing through the baggage delivery belts, and therefore, by sneaking through the passenger exit door inside the terminal. He was arrested by the gendarmerie shortly before 8 p.m., also confirms the direction of the Côte d'Azur international airport, when traffic was heavy on this holiday weekend.
Placed in police custody, the man admitted the facts and will appear on June 6 at a preliminary admission of guilt hearing. He is being prosecuted for “unauthorized intrusion into the airport airside area”. An offense punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros.
