Questions raised after an 18-hour long hostage situation at Germany's Hamburg Airport. 

A 35-year-old man, with his four-year-old daughter, drove through airport security and onto the tarmac - before parking his car underneath an aeroplane.

The chaos, that suspended almost 290 flights involving more than 34-thousand passengers, was revealed to be over custody arrangements. 

Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Kate Hawkesby the man eventually gave himself up, with the girl unharmed. 

He says questions are being asked around how it was so easy for the man to drive through airport security.



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Questions raised after an 18-hour long hostage situation at Germany's Hamburg Airport.  
A 35-year-old man, with his four-year-old daughter, drove through airport security and onto the tarmac - before parking his car underneath an aeroplane. 
The chaos, that suspended almost 290 flights involving more than 34-thousand passengers, was revealed to be over custody arrangements.  
Europe Correspondent Gavin Grey told Kate Hawkesby the man eventually gave himself up, with the girl unharmed.  
He says questions are being asked around how it was so easy for the man to drive through airport security. 
 
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