Evacuation at the airport: passengers describe their fears
"Frightening", "scary" - this is how passengers who were taken from their planes because of the armed hostage-taking at Hamburg Airport describe their impressions.
A young woman who was flying to Mallorca on Saturday evening told the German Press Agency: "She saw a fire and at first thought it would be put out quickly. Then she heard that there had been a rampage, which was really scary.
In fact, an armed man had broken through an airport gate with a car at around 8 p.m., shot into the air according to the police and threw incendiary bottles from his car, which started a fire on the apron. According to the police, the man's four-year-old daughter was also in the car. The airport was closed over a wide area and all passengers were removed from the planes.
Another woman, who also wanted to fly to Mallorca, said that she was only allowed to take her handbag with her when the plane was cleared. Everyone was calm, she said, but it was also scary because you didn't know what was going on.
One passenger said that she had seen a fire on the apron when boarding. Two minutes before the scheduled take-off, an announcement was made: "Please leave the aircraft calmly". Then suddenly everyone was told to hurry up.
The sudden disruption of air traffic due to the hostage situation at the airport was a source of fear and uncertainty for many passengers. Despite the calmness among passengers, the lack of information about the situation contributed to feelings of apprehension and unease.
Source: www.dpa.com
