Overview

• On May 25 at Nürnberg Airport, video surveillance revealed a passenger had stolen another traveler’s watch during security screening.
• The pilot aborted the plane’s pushback and returned to gate 41D when police intervention was requested to identify and apprehend the suspect.
• Officers from the Grenzpolizei recovered the stolen watch, recorded the suspect’s personal data and allowed the flight to depart with a 28-minute delay.
• On June 2, Eurowings flight EW6817 diverted back to Nürnberg after a temperature sensor in the cargo hold triggered a safety precaution.
• Airport fire crews, technical teams and BFU investigators inspected the aircraft and cleared it for safe continuation to Palma de Mallorca.