Germany news: Lost man triggers shutdown at Hamburg airport
06/12/2026 June 12, 2026 Apparently lost man causes massive travel chaos at Hamburg airport Flight delays are expected throughout Friday Image: Georg Wendt/dpa/picture alliance Federal
06/12/2026 June 12, 2026 Apparently lost man causes massive travel chaos at Hamburg airport Flight delays are expected throughout Friday Image: Georg Wendt/dpa/picture alliance Federal police in Hamburg say they initiated a partial lockdown of the city's airport on Friday out of an abundance of caution when a man erroneously opened the facility's escape routes and entered a restricted security area around 9:45 a.m. local time (0745 GMT).
Police say it was unclear what the man's intentions were when he hit the button that opened escape routes, allowing him to wander into the restricted area. The incident
caused a major evacuation of both the security area and planes. An airport spokesperson later confirmed that "the precautionary measure taken by federal police has ended and passengers are
now passing through security again," adding that "flight operations are resuming." Nevertheless, the spokesperson noted that significant delays and flight cancellations would continue throughout the course of the day.
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