Hamburg, Germany. Hamburg airport evacuated its passenger terminal on Friday after a man gained unauthorised access to the security area by pressing an emergency button that opens escape routes, police and airport authorities said.
All passengers must undergo security screening again following the incident, while departing flights have been suspended and arriving flights are continuing as scheduled.
Security incident
Police and airport authorities said the man entered the security area without authorisation by using an emergency button that opens escape routes.
Flight operations
The airport said all passengers would need to pass through security screening again after the evacuation. Departing flights were suspended, while arrivals continued as scheduled.
Passenger advisory
The airport urged passengers to contact their airline for updates.