Man who boarded flight has mental illness past

A MAN who evaded security and forced his way onto a Dublin-bound flight out of Malaga airport without a boarding card has a history of mental illness but no criminal or terrorist links.

An investigation has been launched into how the man managed to evade security at the airport and board a CityJet plane preparing to take off for Dublin with 90 passengers.

The Spanish man, in his forties and from Madrid, forced his way past staff and attempted to take a seat after being asked to produce a boarding card, which he did not have.