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Video: Woman runs onto Canberra tarmac in bid to stop plane leaving

November 3, 2023

Bizarre footage shows the moment a woman ran onto the tarmac at Canberra Airport in what appeared to be a bid to be allowed onto a plane.

The drama unfolded around 7.30pm on Wednesday as a QantasLink flight to Adelaide prepared for departure.

The woman was seen walking on the tarmac up to the front of the plane as a siren sounds in the background.

A witness, Simon Hales, said the woman appeared to be trying to get the pilot's attention.

Dennis Bilic watched on from the terminal and filmed the incident.

"People were a bit flat-footed, they didn't seem to know what to do, that was the weird part," he told 9News.

"(We were thinking) 'Is anyone gonna stop her?'" 

Flights were delayed for around 10 minutes and an investigation has been launched.

9News said the woman allegedly ran past security and onto the tarmac.

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