Pilot blinded while approaching Berlin: Laser pointer attack in video
Home Panorama Stand: 18.08.2026, 17:14 Comments Follow us on Google A laser beam strikes the cockpit of a..
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Home Panorama Stand: 18.08.2026, 17:14 Comments Follow us on Google A laser beam strikes the cockpit of a Eurowings aircraft in the middle of the night in the approach to Berlin – the police investigate. In 2025, the Federal Aviation Office counted a total of 32 laser pointer attacks – ranked third nationwide. More cases were registered only in Frankfurt am Main with 67 and in Cologne / Bonn with 47 incidents, a few days ago also in Hanover.
Furthermore, According to the Federal Aviation Office, 608 such attacks on aircraft and helicopters were registered nationwide last year. Berlin – Late Monday evening, Eurowings flight EW 8537 was hit by a green laser beam on its way from Malaga to Berlin. The fact that the incident is documented at all is due to a coincidence: An eyewitness filmed the nocturnal Berlin skyline – and also recorded the green laser beam on video.
In addition, Machines at take-off and landing are particularly at risk – exactly the phase in which the Eurowings flight was. The irradiation of cockpits with laser pointers is prosecuted as a serious crime because it directly endangers the safety of air traffic.
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Home Panorama Stand: 18.08.2026, 17:14 Comments Follow us on Google A laser beam strikes the cockpit of a Eurowings aircraft in the middle of the night in the approach to Berlin – the police investigate.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn 2025, the Federal Aviation Office counted a total of 32 laser pointer attacks – ranked third nationwide.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMore cases were registered only in Frankfurt am Main with 67 and in Cologne / Bonn with 47 incidents, a few days ago also in Hanover.
reliability low1/2 sourcesAccording to the Federal Aviation Office, 608 such attacks on aircraft and helicopters were registered nationwide last year.
reliability low1/2 sourcesBerlin – Late Monday evening, Eurowings flight EW 8537 was hit by a green laser beam on its way from Malaga to Berlin.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe fact that the incident is documented at all is due to a coincidence: An eyewitness filmed the nocturnal Berlin skyline – and also recorded the green laser beam on video.
reliability low1/2 sourcesMachines at take-off and landing are particularly at risk – exactly the phase in which the Eurowings flight was.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe irradiation of cockpits with laser pointers is prosecuted as a serious crime because it directly endangers the safety of air traffic.
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