Overview
- The disruption began when a 24-year-old passenger told staff he had a bomb in his luggage, prompting the Bundespolizei to evacuate the security zone and suspend arrivals and departures on Monday evening.
- Officers searched the affected area and found no device, after which the airport reopened passenger controls and gradually resumed flight operations.
- The man was removed from his scheduled flight to Hurghada and investigators opened proceedings for disturbing public order by threats; he is not in custody as the probe continues.
- The interruption affected almost 30 flights and about 3,000 people, including nine canceled flights, nine diverted flights routed mainly via Nuremberg and Karlsruhe/Baden‑Baden, and eleven flights delayed by up to three hours.
- Because the sterile security area had been evacuated, all passengers who left the zone must undergo full re‑screening and full recovery of normal service could take several more hours, with the evening peak worsening the operational impact.