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Because he wanted to get back to a plane, a man caused delays for ten planes at Hamburg Airport. All boarding had to be temporarily halted on Friday morning for security reasons.

The man had left something on a plane that had just landed and therefore ran through an alarm-secured passageway into the security area, said a German police spokeswoman. "We therefore launched a manhunt and the person was searched for."

All-clear after half an hour
After around half an hour, the all-clear was given: The passenger had taken the wrong route back to the plane to get what he had forgotten. The spokeswoman did not initially know what it was.

He received the item back from the aircraft crew, but now has to expect a bill for the police intervention. "You just have to take the routes that are allowed," commented the spokeswoman.

The incident led to delays for ten aircraft, which were temporarily unable to land or take off due to the man on the runway.