Overview
- Video from witnesses shows the man running and shouting on the roof of an Amsterdam-bound Vueling A320 at around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Valencia’s Manises airport.
- Guardia Civil officers removed and detained the 24-year-old Moroccan national, who was then admitted to a hospital for psychiatric evaluation.
- The individual was reported for violating Spain’s Air/Aviation Safety Law, which can carry fines and potential prison terms.
- Authorities said no injuries were reported and no weapons were found, and Vueling maintenance later ruled out damage to the aircraft’s upper fuselage.
- Flight VY8351 departed after inspections at about 8:45 p.m., roughly two hours late, as Aena and law enforcement review security procedures and surveillance footage.