Overview
- The breach at Marseille-Provence Airport, which unfolded Saturday night, followed long passport-control queues that local reports tie to staffing gaps and a new EU biometric check system.
- Dozens then rushed onto the tarmac and tried to block flight FR2640 to Marrakesh, with video showing passengers shouting as the pilot looked out from the cockpit.
- Despite the protest, the plane departed at about 1:50 a.m., and reports say roughly 80 to 83 ticketed travelers were left stranded.
- Police say they arrested a woman on suspicion of disabling fire-safety systems to open access to the runway, with local TV reporting a later on-camera confession.
- Airport officials opened an inquiry and said the crew departed under rules that require overnight aircraft positioning and next-day crew availability.