Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) temporarily closed its Terminal 2 on 28 May 2026 after a bomb threat triggered a large-scale security operation and partial evacuation.
The alert was issued in the afternoon and led to the complete cordoning off of Terminal 2 for several hours. Federal police evacuated passengers and staff from the affected areas, established a security perimeter and called in specialist explosive ordnance disposal teams to inspect the terminal and luggage.
The search did not uncover any explosive device. The incident was classified as an unfounded threat, but airport operations at Terminal 2 were significantly disrupted. Flights using the terminal experienced delays, and passenger flows had to be reorganized, with some activities reportedly shifted temporarily toward Terminal 1. No injuries or material damage were reported.
Terminal 2 at BER is a smaller, functional facility primarily handling point-to-point, often low-cost traffic, separate from the main Terminal 1 building. In line with standard German aviation security procedures, the response involved securing the area, targeted evacuation, federal police oversight and the use of bomb disposal experts and sniffer dogs. Operations at Terminal 2 resumed progressively later in the evening once the all-clear was given.