Germany airport RECAP: Flights diverted as air traffic control tower sounds fire alarm

As flight operations have resumed at Munich Airport, we will now bring the blog to a close.

The tower was evacuated after reports of a smell of smoke prompted a major emergency response, with several flights diverted and delays affecting passengers. Germany's Federal Police said no flames had been seen and that the exact cause of the incident has not been released.

Airport operations resumed later in the evening after firefighters completed their response, bringing an end to the disruption at one of Germany's busiest aviation hubs.

Flight operations reported to have resumed at Munich Airport following the emergency response at the air traffic control tower.

CGTN Europe, alongwith several other outlets, have reported that services restarted at 10.15pm local time.

At least two inbound flights have so far been diverted.

Diverted arrivals

-Gran Canaria / Las Palmas (LPA) – DE 1523 – Diverted

-Fuerteventura (FUE) – 4Y 325 – Diverted

Other arrivals continuing

-Debrecen (DEB) – LH 1687 – Departed and expected at Munich.

-Lanzarote / Arrecife (ACE) – X3 2843 – Inbound.

-Lanzarote / Arrecife via Stuttgart – X3 2843 – Inbound.

-Stuttgart (STR) – X3 2843 – Scheduled.

Early departures currently scheduled

-Heraklion (HER) – DE 1468.

-Kos (KGS) – X3 4806.

-Palma de Mallorca (PMI) – DE 1508.

-Corfu / Kerkyra (CFU) – DE 1596.

-Rhodes (RHO) – X3 4292.

-Rhodes (RHO) – DE 1610.

Departures from Munich sirpot (Image: Munich airport)

Arrivals at Munich airport (Image: Munich airport)

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German newspaper BILD reports that there are differing accounts over the scale of the disruption at Munich Airport following the evacuation of the air traffic control tower.

The airport said: "German air traffic control has stopped flight operations until further notice." However, a spokesperson for Germany's Federal Police said flight operations had only been suspended "in part".

Emergency services remain at the scene as firefighters investigate reports of a smell of smoke inside the tower.

We will bring you more information as it arrives.

A spokesperson for Germany's Federal Police has said it remains unclear what caused the incident at Munich Airport's air traffic control tower, where a smell of smoke prompted an evacuation and disrupted flight operations.

According to German newspaper BILD, the spokesperson said: "We don't know exactly yet," adding that no flames had been seen as firefighters continued to investigate the scene.

Emergency services remain at the airport while officials work to establish the cause of the incident and restore normal operations.

Passengers have been taking to social media as disruption unfolds at Munich Airport, with one traveller asking why a number of flights scheduled to depart from Munich were being diverted.

Another user replied that there had been a fire alert at the airport's control tower. The passenger who first raised the issue later said they had seen around 20 emergency vehicles near the tower but could not confirm whether there was an active fire or simply a fire alarm.

The social media claims have not been independently verified, but come as emergency services respond to an incident at Munich Airport's air traffic control tower.

Flight operations at Munich Airport have been brought to a standstill due to reports of smoke at the control tower.

A major emergency response is under way, with the building evacuated and aircraft being diverted to Linz Airport in Austria while crews deal with the incident.

We will bring you more updates as they arrive.