Security breach at Germany’s second-largest airport: As the Bild newspaper reports, a 39-year-old man managed to board a plane without a ticket for two consecutive days at Munich Airport in early August.
The man who is at Norwegian According to the newspaper, on August 4 in Terminal 2, he pushed his way through the boarding pass scanner, right behind another traveler. A British man had done something similar earlier this year. in London-Heathrow smuggled aboard plane bound for US.
Police spokesman does not confirm knife report
The 39-year-old from Munich managed to board the plane without showing his boarding pass. According to the Bild report, he was caught there because his flight was full. The next day, however, the man tried again, and this time successfully. He boarded Lufthansa flight LH2418 and flew to Stockholm.
In the Swedish The man attracted the attention of the crew in the capital because he wanted to return to Monaco immediately, the newspaper writes. He is on air in Stockholm the police that they found on him “a knife with a blade ten centimeters long.” A German police spokesman did not confirm this to Spiegel magazine.
The airport is investigating the incident
Asked by aeroTELEGRAPH, a spokesperson for Munich Airport said: “As the state police has already informed us based on their investigations, the person passed the security check regularly and without any problems.”
The airport is currently investigating “how the passenger managed to bypass the automatic boarding pass control before security checks”. The airline checks the same for boarding pass control at the gate. “We have already sensitized the access control staff and are deploying additional staff,” the airport spokesperson said.
No threat to air safety
A Lufthansa spokesman said they were in discussions with authorities and partners. “The clarification of the incident is in full swing and will take time.” For tactical reasons, no details could be given, but: “It should be noted that aviation safety was never compromised,” the spokesman said.
The magazine Spiegel, citing the police, writes that the man is now being investigated for trespassing and evading transportation. According to current knowledge, the 39-year-old did not pose any danger. Furthermore, he was not intended to disrupt air traffic.