A person has died at Milan Bergamo, causing all flights to be suspended from the major airport.

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Bergamo, Italy. The exterior of the Milan Bergamo international airport

Milan Bergamo airport has ground to a halt. (Image: Getty)

One person has been killed at Milan Bergamo Airport in Italy after they were reportedly sucked into an aeroplane turbine. All flights at the airport have been suspended since 10.20am local time (9.20am BST) after the emergency. 

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2 mins ago11:48 Matthew Dooley

Video emerges from the scene

Video from the scene shows a group of people gathered around a plane on the tarmac. 

Breaking story!! \ud83d\udea8

Milan Airport is currently closed due to reports of someone being ingested into one of the engines of an aircraft @AirNavRadar

More info when I get it\u2026. pic.twitter.com/PT4pof7ow1

— Flight Emergency (@FlightEmergency) July 8, 2025

Airport operator confirms incident

Airport operator SACBO has confirmed in a post on X that "an incident" happened on the taxiway earlier this morning.

It said an investigation by authorities is underway.

SACBO announces that flight operations at Milan Bergamo Airport were suspended from 10:20 am to 12:00 pm due to a problem that occurred on the taxiway. The causes of the problem are currently being investigated by the authorities. Air traffic resumed at 12:00 pm. pic.twitter.com/9w3zG9J3bN

\u2014 MilanBergamoAirport (@MilanBergamoBGY) July 8, 2025

8 mins ago11:42 Matthew Dooley

Welcome to our live coverage

Welcome to our live coverage, where we'll bring you updates on the tragedy that has occurred at Milan's Bergamo Airport. 

While there is no official word about what happened yet, it is believed someone was killed after being sucked into a plane's engine on the tarmac. The airport has suspended flight operations since 10.20am.