- A worker captured the footage at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport
- Man missed boarding call and managed to get past staff in the terminal
- He leaped eight to 10ft from a jet bridge with two bags in his hands
- Man sprinted onto the apron and tried to flag down the departing plane
- He was intercepted by two stunned employees and turned around
- Do you know the man in the video? Email chris.kitching@mailonline.co.uk
In a major security breach, the tardy traveller got past staff at the gate and jumped off the jet bridge with two bags in his hands - landing on the tarmac eight to 10ft below - after the Boeing 737 had already pulled back from the terminal.
The foolish holidaymaker sprinted across the apron to try and stop the plane from taking off without him, but was intercepted by stunned ground crew members at Madrid's main international airport.
The holidaymaker nervously dangles his legs over the edge of the jet bridge before jumping
The man, who was late for his flight, seemed to hesitate before jumping off the jet bridge
The man, who missed the plane's final boarding call, fell about eight to 10ft from the bridge
After landing on his feet, the tourist waves his hand in an attempt to flag down the plane
The man speaks to an employee inside a small vehicle that is used to pull luggage carts
Footage of the bizarre incident was recorded by a ground crew member at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport and posted on Facebook by the Workers' Commissions trade union.
The passenger did not arrive on time and missed the budget flight, and somehow managed to evade various security procedures to get onto the tarmac, the union wrote.
Video shows the man nervously sitting on the edge of the jet bridge with his bags in tow before leaping off.
After landing on his feet he waves his hand in an attempt to flag down the plane and briefly speaks to a worker in a vehicle used to pull luggage carts.
Shocked viewers said the man should be charged by police or even banned from flying
With his bags in hand, the man sprints across the tarmac to stop the plane from leaving
The man made it onto the apron as he approached a plane, but was stopped by employees
Footage of the bizarre incident was recorded by a ground crew member at the airport
Two employees (left) approach the man and stop him from approaching the Ryanair plane
The man runs towards his plane - putting himself in an incredibly dangerous situation as aircraft taxi to and from runways - but is stopped by two employees.
It was unclear whether the man was facing any charges for entering a restricted area.
A Ryanair spokesman called it a 'security breach' and deferred comment to airport police.
The union wrote online: 'This is how passengers in Madrid behave when they don't arrive in time for their flights.
'This particular passenger was missing a Ryanair flight and, unbelievably, skipped several security protocols established by [operator] AENA in their airports.
'We're talking about level 4 security protocols! Not even with all those protocols we can feel safe...'
MailOnline Travel has contacted the airport's operator, the Workers' Commissions union and police for comment.
Shocked viewers flooded the Workers' Commissions union's Facebook page with comments.
Some suggested the man should be charged by Spanish police and banned from flying, while others criticised security measures at the airport.
One viewer wrote: 'This guy should have been arrested by the security forces and identified so he can not only travel with [Ryanair] but any airline.'
Another viewer wrote: 'It's not the fault of the passenger who bypassed the security controls. It is the responsibility of those in charge of the controls.'
A member of the union wrote on Facebook that he or she has witnessed 10 incidents in seven years where passengers have forced open a gate's doors.
Do you know the man in the video? Email chris.kitching@mailonline.co.uk.
RYANAIR CUSTOMERS DETAINED FOR GOING ONTO TARMAC
Enrica Apollonio (left) and Matteo Clementi (right) ran onto the tarmac at Malta's airport
This isn't the first time a Ryanair passenger has risked their life - and arrest - by running onto an airport apron to try and catch a flight.
In June 2015, an Italian couple was fined more than £1,600 after they evaded security and ran onto the tarmac at Malta's international airport.
Passengers Matteo Clementi, 26, and Enrica Apollonio, 23, got stuck in traffic on their way to airport and missed the final boarding call.
When they arrived the gate was closed and they were not allowed to board the Ryanair flight back to Italy.
But that didn't stop them from forcing open an emergency fire door and running onto the apron, where they tried to wave down the pilots.
The plane's engines were running and the stairs had been moved out of the way so the aircraft could taxi to the runway.
The pair was caught by security and handed over to police. Apollonio spent her 23rd birthday in a jail cell, instead of celebrating it back home with family.
A groom on his stag-do in Majorca was detained after he ran onto the tarmac on a dare
Days earlier, a groom on his stag-do on the Spanish island of Majorca caused a security scare at Palma de Mallorca Airport when he ran onto the tarmac as part of a dare.
The group was waiting outside the terminal for a bus to transport them to a Ryanair plane which was being prepared for a flight to Birmingham.
The man ran onto the tarmac and was detained by staff, who handed him over to police.
Video shows a man being led away as his friends laugh in the background, with one shouting: 'You're going to jail!'
As a result the groom was not allowed to board the flight home with his mates.
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