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Flights suspended at Hanover airport after car breaches runway Hanover airport: flights halted because of car on runway
(about 9 hours later)
Airport traffic was suspended at Hanover airport on Saturday after a car crashed through a barrier and drove on the runway, police have said. Airport traffic was suspended at Hanover airport on Saturday after a car crashed through a barrier and drove on to the runway, police said.
“A security incident occurred at Hanover airport around 15.40 (14.40 GMT). A man broke through a barrier in a car which went onto the runway,” Hanover police wrote on Twitter. “A security incident occurred at Hanover airport around 15.40 [2.40pm GMT]. A man broke through a barrier in a car which went onto the runway,” Hanover police wrote on Twitter.
The man, whose car was registered in Poland, was quickly arrested and is being questioned. Check-in for some flights remained suspended as of 6.30pm while police investigated the incident. Part of terminal A was closed, but the two other terminals remained open, police told German news agency DPA. Incoming flights were temporarily diverted to other airports. Airport operations resumed around 8.05pm local time, police said.
Part of terminal A was closed, but the two other terminals remained open, police told German news agency DPA. Incoming flights were being diverted to other airports. The driver of the vehicle, a European man aged around 20, was quickly arrested and tested positive for cocaine and amphetamines, Hanover police said.
The car, registered in Poland, had been searched but no weapons were found, a police spokesman told the German DPA news agency.
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