Security control terminal T1
Security control terminal T1

Security control

What happens at the security control?

Well prepared

Faster passing through security controls

Inform yourself in advance of what to expect at the security controls. The better prepared you are, the quicker and more relaxed it is. To start, scan your boarding pass at the readers to get to the queuing area. You and your hand baggage will be monitored directly after boarding passes have been checked.

Our tips

Please take the required number of security trays yourself at the security checkpoint. In addition to your hand baggage, also place your outer clothing (jackets, coats, scarves, hats, etc.), the contents of your clothes bags, electronic devices (laptop, tablet, etc.) as well as packed and sealed fluid bags separately in the security trays.

More information on liquids in hand baggage

The security staff may ask you to take off your shoes so that they can also be x-rayed separately.

You can speed up your personal and hand baggage screening and actively help to avoid waiting times if you have the items, mentioned above, ready beforehand. In addition, do not carry any prohibited items with you and comply with the requirements for liquids in hand baggage. Collect your screened items after completing the identity check. It may be necessary to check the items you have brought with you in your presence. You may be asked to switch on cameras, laptops, tablets and other electronic devices briefly to demonstrate that they are working properly.

After placing all your items in the trays, you will go through a security scanner. When prompted, step onto it, place your feet on the markings and raise your arms above your head. If an alarm is triggered, you will have to undergo a manual follow-up check by security staff. If necessary, this may be performed in a separate cabin. Please speak directly to the security staff on-site. If you have a pacemaker, shunt or valve, please inform the staff working at the checkpoint beforehand.

Piktogramm Terminal T1

Terminal 1

Terminal 1 has 36 security controls for departing passengers distributed across five control areas.

Piktogramm Terminal T2

Terminal 2

Terminal 2 has eight security control lines in Level E1.

Piktogramm Terminal T5

Terminal 5

Terminal 5 has a total of 15 security control lines. All passengers can use all lanes for passenger and hand baggage screening. Please note that only passengers with hand baggage who have already checked in are allowed in terminal area Q as there are no counters for checking in and baggage here.

With our tips

you will pass the security control stress-free

Tip 1

Access given only with boarding card

As soon as you pass through security as a passenger, you leave the public area of the airport that everyone is allowed to enter. Have your valid boarding pass ready as soon as you start queuing for security – either mobile on a smartphone or tablet or printed out. The boarding pass is either scanned or checked by security staff.

Tip 2

Empty your trouser pockets

All the items you are carrying must then be placed in hand baggage trays to be inspected. This includes jackets as well as the contents of your trouser pockets. These should be completely empty. If you then go through the airlock, you must not hold anything in your hands. You must remove laptops, tablets and larger cameras from your hand baggage and place them separately on a tray.

Tip 3

Present any liquids

Only liquids that do not exceed 100 ml may be carried through security control. Buy a suitable plastic bag before your trip with a maximum capacity of one litre. Only one bag per passenger is permitted. Pack the bag with the liquids at the top of your hand baggage so you don't have to look far and you help everything happen smoothly and speedily.

Tip 4

Items prohibited in hand baggage

Certain items are not permitted in hand baggage. This includes weapons, sharp objects such as razor blades & scissors, tools such as drills and blunt objects such as baseball bats. Find out what items count as dangerous goods before you leave.

Tip 5

Passing through security with a baby

Pushchairs & buggies that exceed 25cm in height when folded may not be taken through security. You must check these in with your airline at the check-in counter. You can get a rental buggy at the airport information.

Tip 6

Take off your shoes when requested to do so

Once you have removed all objects, you will pass through the security scanner after being asked to do so by security personnel. At the request of the security personnel, please remove your shoes. It is possible that you will also be asked to undergo an explosives trace check. You and the items you are carrying will be tested for explosives.

Tip 7

No jokes!

Please do not make jokes about weapons, bombs, drugs or the like while you are passing through security. Security officers take every threat seriously and investigate it. You may be denied access to the security area and thus the flight. Please follow the instructions given by the staff during the entire security check.

Further controls

for passengers and baggage

ID control

Which ID documents do you need?

Baggage screening

What process does your hold baggage pass through?

Customs check

What should you know about customs checks?

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