HAMBURG (dpa-AFX) - A Eurowings aircraft performed an unscheduled landing at Hamburg Airport following technical difficulties. The landing was completed safely, a spokesperson for Hamburg Airport confirmed upon inquiry. According to the flight tracking platform Flightradar24, the aircraft took off from Hamburg Airport at approximately 1:40 p.m. and returned to land at the same location around 2:30 p.m. Eurowings is a subsidiary of Lufthansa.

The airport provided no further details. Eurowings was not immediately available for comment. Several media outlets, including "Bild", had previously reported on the incident./lkm/DP/men