Hamburg Airport closed after bomb scare. Know in detail what happened

Hamburg Airport in Germany came to a standstill for about 90 minutes on Monday. The authorities suspended all flights after they received "a credible threat" to a specific flight coming from Tehran. Confirming this, Marcus Henschel, a spokesman for the federal police at the airport said that the police took the travelers to an isolated gate and subjected them to vigorous security screenings. He also said that all 198 passengers and 16 crew members left the plane without incident.

Luggage screened

The luggage was screened and searched thoroughly, but when the police did not find anything objectionable by 2:15 p.m. local time, they reopened the airport to regular traffic.


Henschel said further that the threat "was determined to be credible and so we initiated the appropriate response." He told 'The New York Times' that many recipients including the federal police at the airport received an email containing the threat.

The spokesperson told Reuters that no takeoffs or landings were possible because the airport fire brigade was involved with the search.

Bomb scare

The German Air Force on its X account claimed to have escorted a civilian aero plane due to a bomb threat.



It said in the post, "This morning our #alarmrotte from Laage was activated. A civilian aircraft on the way from Tehran to Hamburg was accompanied by us, after a bomb threat, after entering German airspace east of Berlin until it landed in Hamburg."

Hamburg handles 11 million passengers

The flight was operated by Iran Air, the country’s national carrier. Hamburg’s airport is Germany’s fifth largest and it handles around 11 million passengers every year.

The bomb scare came at a time when more than one thousand people have been killed and thousands of others have been injured in the battle between Israel Defense Forces and the pro-Palestinian militant outfit Hamas. It began on Saturday morning when Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israeli areas and its fighters barged into the country. Israel retaliated with missile attacks and the bombing of many areas in the Gaza Strip.

FAQs:

Q1. Why was Hamburg Airport closed on Monday?
A1. Hamburg Airport in Germany was closed for about 90 minutes on Monday after the authorities received a threat to a flight coming from the Iranian capital of Tehran.

Q2. What happened after the flight from Tehran arrived at Hamburg Airport on Monday?
A2. The plane was isolated and the police took the travelers to an isolated gate and subjected them to vigorous security screenings.