Overview
- The incident occurred Friday night after gate B70 had closed, when the men allegedly smashed an emergency alarm at about 9:33 p.m. and used the button to open a secure door to the apron.
- The travelers, reported as Romanian and aged 28 and 47, had cleared security but missed boarding and were detained by airport staff before being handed to federal police.
- Criminal proceedings for trespassing have been initiated, and authorities are investigating a potential violation of Germany’s aviation security law.
- Video shows the pair running toward a taxiing Wizz Air Airbus A321 and gesturing to the cockpit before an airport employee intervened.
- Officials say aviation security was not compromised, and the Bucharest-bound flight departed with only a brief delay and landed on time or early, according to airport statements and FlightAware.