All clear after hazardous-material alert forces evacuation at Berlin airport

A hazardous-material alert at Berlin Brandenburg Airport ended without a detected danger, but not before Terminal 1 was evacuated and passengers faced delays.

The incident began after a woman told federal police at a service point that she had a dangerous substance. Because officers could not rule out a threat from the unidentified material, they activated a hazardous-material alert at about 5:45 p.m. and cleared the public area of Terminal 1.

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The police operation is over.

Passenger processing moved as far as possible to Terminal 2. Flights that had already completed boarding were able to depart, and aircraft approaching the airport could continue to land. Takeoffs and landings remained restricted rather than stopping altogether.

The airport operator later said the police operation had ended. Federal police released Terminal 1 at about 8:45 p.m. and said initial findings showed that there had been no danger at any point. Officials did not provide details about the substance, saying the examination results would follow in the coming days.

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Based on current findings, there was no danger at any time.

The disruption continued into the end of operations, with delays and isolated cancellations. Passengers were advised to check their airline’s flight status and the airport’s display boards.

The airport’s most recent interruption had occurred in March, when operations were halted over a potentially suspicious flying object. Authorities later described that incident as a security precaution and said they found no object.

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The danger posed by the unidentified substance could not be ruled out.