THE TRUE STORY OF THE TERMINAL
Mehran Karimi Nasseri
Mehran Karimi Nasseri (مهران کریمی ناصری pronounced [mehˈrɒn
kʲæriˈmi nɒseˈri]; born 1942), also known as Sir Alfred Mehran, is
an Iranian refugee who lived in the departure lounge of Terminal
One in Charles de Gaulle Airport from 26 August 1988 until July
2006, when he was hospitalized for an unspecified ailment. His
autobiography has been published as a book (The Terminal Man) and
was the basis for the movie The Terminal.
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Tourist stranded in airport for EIGHT
WEEKS in real life version of Tom Hanks’ movie The
Terminal
Rodrigo Ben-Azul lives at Santiago Airport, Chile, since he ran
out of cash
He says he arrived from Spain in November to ‘resolve a family
dispute’
But failed and now waiting for relatives to send money for his
return flight
He eats from bins and reclaims coins from abandoned trolleys for
money
His story has echoes of the 2004 comedy The Terminal, starring
Tom Hanks
By LEE MORAN
PUBLISHED: 10:40 GMT,
28 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:39 GMT, 28 January 2013
A tourist has been stranded in an airport for more than two
months in a real-life tale that has echoes of Tom Hanks’ smash-hit
movie The Terminal.
Spaniard Rodrigo Ben-Azul has become a familiar sight at
Santiago Airport, in the capital of Chile, ever since he ran out of
money.
He told newspaper PubliMetro that he arrived in the South
American country in November to ‘resolve a dispute’ with family
members that lived there.
But, after failing to work out the issue, he returned to the
terminal and has spent the last eight weeks – including over
Christmas and New Year – waiting for relatives in Spain to send him
money for his return flight.
He told Chilean TV station Megavision: ‘I am trying to return to
Spain.
‘I’m waiting for them to send me money for the ticket’.
Airport workers have said he has a daily routine, involving
pushing abandoned luggage trolleys back into their spaces so he can
claim the money.
At night he finds a ‘small corner’ where he sleeps.
During the day he spends his time looking for food in dustbins
and cigarette ends which can still be smoked.
Little else is known about the man, who is often seen wandering
the concourses, luggage in tow and headphones firmly placed in his
ears.
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