Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1 Evacuated Due to Suspicion of Toxic Substances

According to the news of the German News Agency (DPA) based on the Federal Police Spokesperson, the police requested the evacuation of the Terminal 1 building after a woman said that she had poisonous substances on her at the Federal Police service point.

The spokesman stated that a "dangerous substance alert" was issued because the possibility of the unknown substance posing a danger cannot be ignored.

FLIGHTS WERE TRANSFERRED TO TERMINAL 2

BER Spokesperson stated that planes that are ready for flight can take off normally, and planes that are in the approach phase to the airport can also land at the airport. The spokesperson noted that passengers' flight operations will be shifted to Terminal 2 as much as possible, and that the extent of delays and flight cancellations cannot be predicted at the moment. In the news of Tagesspiegel newspaper, it was stated that the police detained the woman in question. It was reported in the news that the airport fire brigade, as well as many fire brigades from the Dahme-Spreewald region, were on duty with protective clothing and special equipment.