Pilot accidentally hits hostage alarm, causing lockdown at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport
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Aircraft stand parked at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands.
PHOTO: AFP
AMSTERDAM (REUTERS) - A pilot accidentally triggered a hijacking/hostage taking alarm in a plane's cockpit, causing a major security lockdown on Wednesday (Nov 6) at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, one of Europe's busiest.
An investigation is under way to determine what went wrong, Dutch military police said.
"In a plane (set to fly) from Amsterdam to Madrid tonight an alarm was accidentally activated which set off safety protocols at the airport," Spanish-owned Air Europa said.
"There was no cause for alarm. All passengers were fine and waiting for the flight to take off."
It added: "We are sorry. There was no cause for alarm."
