Irishman jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport

A stressed Irishman jumped to his death outside the departure terminal at Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday after telling airport staff he could not afford a flight home.

According to police, airport staff first spotted the 35-year-old foreigner attempting to jump off the terminal near Gate 8 in the afternoon, so they took him to the tourist police department to calm him down.

The man initially refused to give his information and family’s contact. He kept asking for a smoke break every 10 minutes which were accompanied by airport staff. After he felt relaxed, he finally opened up and told the officers he was from Northern Ireland and wanted to go home but could not afford the THB22,000 flight.

Hours later after the airport staff tried to contact his family and embassy, the progress went no where, so they detained the Irishman because he was stressed out.

At midnight, the man asked for another smoke break before he ran out to the fence between Gate 3 and 4 of the terminal jumped to his death. Staff could not rescue him in time.

The airport staff will contact the UK embassy to send his body back to his hometown, TNN reported.

Without giving a specific number, Suvarnabhumi Airport Director Raweewan Netarakavesana previously said many suicides had occurred since the airport opened seven years ago. In March, a German tourist was captured getting a running start to dive headfirst over the fence from the fourth floor outside the departure terminal.

The airport announced a plan in 2013 to build glass barriers at the terminal’s fourth level, where many suicides occurred, but there has been no progress.

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