Amsterdam Airport Security Alert

[xxMATTGxx]

News coming in....



BBC News: Dutch security forces surround plane containing possible hostages at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.


Sky News: Dutch military police says suspect hijacker on board plane at Schiphol airport in Amsterdam


BBC News: Dutch military sends F16 jets to Schiphol airport after reports of hostage-taking

[scottish]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19408265

Says bomb report instead of hostage?! :P

[xxMATTGxx]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-19408265

Says bomb report instead of hostage?! :P

Yeah that was earlier on - It seems something else is now happening instead :P

---------- Post added 29-08-2012 at 01:44 PM ----------

Reuters:


Spain's Vueling airline says reports of hijack at Schiphol airport due to mis-communication between pilot and control tower

[scottish]

The Dutch military has confirmed the hijacking of an aircraft at an Amsterdam airport, according to the Reuters news agency.

http://news.sky.com/story/978445/report-plane-hijacked-in-amsterdam

will be updated as it progresses

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/08/29/uk-dutch-defence-airplane-schiphol-idUKBRE87S0I720120829


The Dutch Defence Ministry sent two F-16 fighters to intercept a Vueling airplane thought to be carrying hostages on board that was bound for Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from Malaga, Dutch website nu.nl reported on Wednesday.

Neither Schiphol airport nor the Dutch Defence Ministry were immediately available to comment. A Vueling spokeswoman could not confirm the report.

[xxMATTGxx]

Seems like it was miscommunication - Probably the wrong squawk code or something on the lines of that.

Even though the company says its a miscommunication the Police are still searching the aircraft:


Schiphol airport says police are now on board Vueling plane and are searching the aircraft

Update:

Dutch police say Schiphol plane was not hijacked, confirm there was miscommunication

[GommeInc]

This escalated and de-escalated quickly :P Poor Schipol airport, first a bomb scare from an old, unexploded World War II bomb and then a false alarm on a plane hijacking. At least it proves they can work quickly if and when a problem arises.

[David]

Update:

Dutch police say Schiphol plane was not hijacked, confirm there was miscommunication

no doubt they'll come out with "training excercise" next

[Cerys]

oo teh drama :3

its good that there wasn't a problem though I suppose.

[Lee]

Hard day for Sciphol, who'd have thought it was possible to have such bad luck in 24 hours :P Well handled all round I guess.