Updated 8:13pm

Footage has emerged capturing the moment four men attempted to escape from Malta International Airport (MIA) after jumping off the plane they had arrived on.

On Wednesday, four runaway passengers opened the rear door of a Turkish Airlines flight diverted to Malta for medical reasons, jumped down onto the apron and dashed across the tarmac to jump the airport's security fence.

Video footage posted online by aviation-focused social media platform HavaSosyalMedya shows one of the men running away from the diverted plane.

He can be seen skirting the tail of a nearby plane before catching up with what appears to be another two runaways, who continue out of sight.

Another person can be seen appearing to give chase before breaking off pursuit shortly before the end of the video, while the passenger capturing the footage can be heard exclaiming, “Oh my God” as he witnesses the escape attempt.

Turkish Airlines flight TK619, was travelling from Istanbul to Marrakesh when a passenger reported feeling unwell just as the aircraft was approaching Sicily, prompting a diversion to Malta.

Shortly after medical vehicles bound for Mater Dei left the scene, four Moroccan nationals opened the door at the rear of the plane without permission and ran across the tarmac to jump the airport perimeter fence.

Two of the runaways were apprehended and have since been deported and issued with travel bans preventing them from returning to Malta or the Schengen area, police said in a statement on Thursday evening.

The passenger who reported feeling ill was taken to Mater Dei under arrest and has also been deported and issued with a travel ban, the police said.