In the wake of the hostage-taking at Hamburg Airport, which took place over the weekend, the German police union is criticizing and calling for significant improvements that should lead to better protection of German airports.

The unlawful penetration of climate adhesives into various German airports has revealed blatant security deficiencies. These were downright downplayed by the operators and, in some cases, by the federal police. So it is not surprising that with regard to the hostage-taking, in which a person of Turkish origin broke into the security area of ​​Hamburg Airport in a motor vehicle, it was initially presented as saying that there would be no problems. You can't constantly monitor every square centimeter and you wouldn't be prepared for penetration with brute force. But then the safety chains would have taken effect.

Actually, commercial airports should be protected against acts of violence or intrusion with brute force. In this respect, the incident in Hamburg once again shows that there are glaring deficiencies. Heiko Teggatz, chairman of the German police union, also blows this horn because he criticizes the fact that Christmas markets now have to be secured with concrete barriers, but there are hardly any requirements for airport operators. He told the DPA, among other things, that this would be incomprehensible.

He also points out that the penetration of the climate adhesives has already shown that the protection is inadequate. But nothing would happen after that. The demand from politicians is that they must tighten the legal regulations. This would lead to better security for the airports.