Cologne/Bonn Airport: Chaos! Police must intervene – “madness”
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Chaos! Police must intervene – “Irresponsible and unacceptable”
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The location at Cologne/Bonn Airport coming to a head. Travelers also have to be patient at the security checks on the third weekend of the holiday.
According to the “Kölner Stadtanzeiger”, on Friday (July 8th) it was sometimes so crowded that the federal police had to intervene. Because in the terminals at Cologne/Bonn Airport some emergency exits are said to have been blocked!
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Dramatic conditions – federal police are asking for administrative assistance
As the federal police confirmed to the newspaper, the officials had to support the private security service – for the third time in the last few weeks.
Because the officials help out at the passenger control locks, the state police increased their presence in the terminals.
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This is Cologne/Bonn Airport:
- Cologne/Bonn “Konrad Adenauer” Airport is an international airport
- in terms of passenger numbers ranked 7th in Germany in 2019 and 3rd in terms of cargo
- Base of the airline Eurowings and hub of the cargo airlines UPS Airlines and FedEx
- In 2020, the airport was clearly voted the third best regional airport in the world in a survey of 13.5 million people
- In the category “World’s Top 100 Airports”, the airport is among the top 30 worldwide in 2020
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It was a preventive measure. The situation remained peaceful, according to the Cologne police.
Employees at Cologne/Bonn Airport grumbled: “Irresponsible and unacceptable”
Meanwhile, the security staff at Cologne/Bonn Airport is still completely on the gums due to understaffing.
“This is absolutely insane, it is irresponsible and unacceptable,” said an aviation security assistant.Cologne City Gazette“. Working under time pressure “no longer has anything to do with aviation security,” says the security officer.
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Further reports from Cologne/Bonn Airport:
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Chaos at the start of the holiday season – “Walk two kilometers to the end of the line”
Cologne/Bonn Airport: Woman wants to go on vacation – shortly before departure she receives an irritating warning
Cologne/Bonn Airport: shock scenes! Employee unpacks: “It will get worse”
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Chaos at Cologne/Bonn Airport continues
Long queues are forming again at Cologne/Bonn Airport on Saturday morning. At times it took around two and a half hours for travelers to finally be able to go through the security check.
After that, the situation relaxed again, a spokesman for the Federal Police told the German Press Agency. However, a spokesman for Cologne/Bonn Airport emphasized that the travelers were patient and calm at all times.
There is little prospect of improvement. And a new phenomenon is causing further problems (read more here). (ak with dpa)