A person has died at Milan Bergamo airport, forcing all flights to be suspended - the incident unfolded on the taxiway, which connects the runway with the rest of the airport

Flights at Milan Bergamo Airport were suspended for almost two hours after a man was sucked into a jet engine and killed, according to Italian news agency ANSA.

Thousands of flights stopped at the Milan Bergamo Airport after a man was "sucked into the engine of a place that was preparing for takeoff," according to local media on Tuesday.