A false hijacking alarm brought Amsterdam's Schiphol airport to standstill

  • 📰 CNN
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 49 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Qulity Score:
  • News: 23%
  • Publisher: 95%

A warning system was activated by mistake, leading to fears of a hijacking and bringing Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport — one of Europe's busiest airports — to a standstill

United States Headlines News

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Fears of a hijacking at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol briefly brought one of Europe's busiest airports to a standstill on Wednesday -- before it emerged that an alarm had been activated by mistake.

The Dutch Royal Military Police and other emergency services flocked to the scene, as rumors of a possible hostage situation spread.The authorities said they were investigating a situation on a plane. Eyewitnesses reported that parts of the airport had been closed off and shared images of crowds and confusion. Mark Crompton shared a photo from Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport of large crowds and confusion amid the suspicious situation at the airport.

— Air Europa November 6, 2019 Read More"[The alert] started all protocols on hijacking at the airport. Nothing has happened, all passengers are perfectly OK and waiting to fly soon. We are sorry," Air Europa tweeted. The airport in the Netherlands' capital is Europe's third busiest, after London's Heathrow and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. Around 6.5 million people pass through the airport every month, according to statistics published on Schiphol's website.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in US
 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

Ever since Heathrow banned smoking, I fly through Amsterdam via KLM. No telling how much that decision hurt British Airways. Whatever - some people get it, others don't.

No standstill whatsoever. Except for D-pier where the plane stood everything at Schiphol was business as usual. FakeNews

On the bright side, they tested their system and know it still works.

All that hassle over nothing, most thought aliens had landed lol

Bon appetit for the fake news then.

It’s trump’s fault

Wohh

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

'Suspicious situation' at Amsterdam's Schiphol airportThe Dutch Royal Military Police are investigating a 'suspicious situation' at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, the spokesperson for the force told CNN. Religion of peace at it again reptilians in the plane Lol nothing ever happens here.....
Source: cnnbrk - 🏆 393. / 55 Read more »

Dutch authorities respond to 'suspicious situation' at Amsterdam airportDEVELOPING: Dutch authorities confirm to ABC News that they're responding to an incident at Amsterdam's main airport. ALSO DEVELOPING: For three years abc has sat on a story about billionaire pedophile Jeffery Epstein EpsteinCoverup rikkipoynter Dutch authorities just confirmed that they got everyone out safely what ever is going on everyone is now safe Know what a suspicious situation is? A billionaire who prostituted underage girls & boys to powerful political figures from his private island.
Source: ABC - 🏆 471. / 51 Read more »

Trump slams Ukraine whistleblower submitting written answers as 'unacceptable' despite doing so himself during Mueller probe'The Whistleblower gave false information & dealt with corrupt politician Schiff. He must be brought forward to testify,' Trump claimed on Twitter. Of course trump himself is the 'exception ' to every rule and every lae. Congradulations Whistle Blower you are a Hero like Paul Revere.
Source: Newsweek - 🏆 468. / 52 Read more »

Ajax denied victory by refereeing decisions says Ten HagAjax Amsterdam coach Erik Ten Hag said refereeing decisions cost them victory ag... Lol I guess easier to blame someone else 😂 2-4 was offside.
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »

Straight A’s for food trucks in Boston don’t quite add upby Mike Beaudet 5 Investigates finds screw in food, employees wiping nose, licking fingers They are trendier than ever, but 5 Investigates discovered what the city tells the public about the cleanl…
Source: US Food Safety - 🏆 698. / 51 Read more »

Cause of Philadelphia fire sounds alarm over aging U.S. refineriesHow did a piece of piping installed when Richard Nixon was U.S. president go wit... Like a fire You think that’s bad you should see our deficit. HAAAAAAAAAAAA drones blow up any thing WHO MADE THE DRONES
Source: Reuters - 🏆 2. / 97 Read more »