A car broke through a fence near the taxiway at Weeze Airport on the Lower Rhine, so that a passenger plane had to abort its approach.
The police moved out with some emergency services and vehicles because they could not initially rule out an attack.
But the reason for the incident was a medical one, as the Kleve police announced early on Sunday morning: A 59-year-old driver had suffered an emergency while driving at the airport on Saturday evening, which is why he strayed off the road with his car and broke through the airport fence.
Driver threatens criminal proceedings
The car then drove on in a side lane of the runway until it could be stopped by security forces.
Air traffic was idle until the situation was resolved.
In addition to the medical emergency, alcohol was also found in the blood of the driver.
The man received medical treatment and now faces criminal proceedings.
The rerouted Ryanair plane was finally able to land in Weeze (Kleve district) later in the evening after a stopover in Münster.