The presence of a drone in the vicinity of Malaga-Costa del Sol airport today necessitated the temporary suspension of operations for security reasons and the diversion of several flights to the Spanish airport.
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The presence of a drone in the vicinity of Malaga-Costa del Sol airport today necessitated the temporary suspension of operations for security reasons and the diversion of several flights to the Spanish airport.
Several notifications for the possible presence of a drone in the surroundings of Malaga Airport have forced to " temporarily stop the operation for security reasons", according to Enaire, the air navigation manager in Spain, has reported on social networks.
The Eurocontrol operating portal, the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation, has echoed the situation and that the airport was not available, so diversions were taking place.