A police operation involving a hostage situation is underway at the runway. Flights have been canceled due to the operation.
In Germany, the Hamburg airport was closed on Saturday evening after an armed man drove a car into the area of the field and fired twice into the air. In addition, the man threw two burning fuel bottles out of the car.
No one is known to have been injured in the situation.
The police spokesperson says that there is also a 4-year-old child in the car and that the incident is related to a custody dispute.
The police say in the X message service that they have a large operation going on in the area of the field, which involves a hostage situation. It tells about it, among other things DPA news agency.
The wife of a 35-year-old man had previously contacted the police because of a possible child abduction, says Bild.
The negotiation team of the Hamburg police has contact with the person in the car.
The police ask passengers not to travel to the airport until further notice. The area is isolated.
Flight operations at Hamburg Airport have been suspended for the time being. The airport’s passenger terminals have been evacuated.
Departing and arriving flights are canceled and delayed throughout the day. For example, Finnair’s Sunday morning flight from Hamburg to Finland has been cancelled.