Two air passengers were arrested on Friday after they attempted to chase their plane down the runway after missing a flight in Germany. The men, aged 28 and 47, were spotted sprinting down the tarmac at Cologne Airport in a last-ditch attempt to board a Wizz Air aircraft that was taxiing for departure to Romania. According to police, the two men had already missed the boarding cutoff for their 9.30 p.m. flight but refused to take no for an answer, instead smashing the emergency glass next to the gate and pressing a button that granted security access to the tarmac. The two men ran onto the runway but were soon apprehended by an airport employee, who subsequently handed them over to the police. Despite the last-minute drama, the flight actually took off on time and arrived in Bucharest ahead of schedule. A police spokesperson later confirmed to Bild that the two men had been arrested and that criminal charges had been filed against them by Cologne Airport. An airport spokesman confirmed that security was not compromised and that flights were unaffected by the disruption.
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