Frontier plane fatally strikes a person walking on runway at Denver International Airport
The pedestrian jumped the airport’s perimeter fence and was struck by a plane two minutes later while crossing the runway, a Denver International Airport spokesperson says
Two minutes to cross a runway after hopping a fence—security checks obviously failed. What was the person thinking?
The airport fence didn’t even slow them down. How many other gaps are there that haven’t been fixed yet?
A pilot can’t just stop a jet on a dime. It’s a tragic accident, but the person made a deadly choice.
Denver needs to invest in better barriers or sensors. A perimeter fence alone clearly isn’t enough anymore.
Why would someone jump a fence onto an active runway? This sounds like a deliberate act, not just a mistake.