According to the newspaper Zeit, citing Marcus Henschel, spokesman for the Federal Police Inspection at Hamburg Airport, all passengers had to leave the area behind the security checkpoints. Travelers who were already seated on planes were also asked to disembark. The police operation in the security area ended at 11:30 a.m., a airport spokeswoman confirmed to Zeit.
According to reports, a man entered the security area at 9:45 a.m. He activated an emergency door opener at Terminal 2, triggering an alarm. Police immediately detained the man. A search found no dangerous objects. Passengers who had already passed through security must go through the checks again; the checkpoints have since reopened.
All flights are showing delays of around three hours, the news agency dpa reported. Only the security area was affected by the closure; other parts of the airport remained accessible. According to current information, there is no connection to the parallel Bundeswehr training exercise involving six Tornado fighter jets.
Source: www.zeit.de
