US EditionDrone Sightings Force Brief Shutdown at Munich Airport
- Due to multiple drone sightings, German air traffic control limited and subsequently halted all flights at Munich Airport starting from 10:18 p.m. on October 2.
- This event followed recent drone activity over several Danish airports last week and suspected Russian drone incursions reported in NATO member states Poland and Romania.
- A total of 17 departing flights were canceled, while 15 arriving planes were rerouted to alternative airports including Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Frankfurt, and Vienna, resulting in nearly 3,000 passengers being assisted within Munich Airport’s terminals.
- Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen called the drone flights a “hybrid attack” by a “professional actor” intended to create fear, while Russian officials denied involvement in these incidents.
- Munich Airport was scheduled to resume operations at 5 a.m. the next day, while the events heightened security worries across Europe, leading to a summit in Copenhagen where European leaders gathered to address aid to Ukraine and enhance regional safety measures.
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Munich airport closure 'wake-up call' over drone danger: govt
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Friday that the temporary closure of Munich airport after drone sightings was a "wake-up call" about the threat from drones, which have caused a string of similar aviation disruptions across Europe.
On Friday, the first aircraft took off again after Munich Airport was closed due to drone sightings on Thursday night. In Denmark and Norway there have been similar incidents in recent weeks. Whether there is a connection is unclear. But in Europe the fear of hybrid attacks by Russia is handled.
Drones Shut Down Another European Airport
Munich airport was temporarily shut down late Thursday after a string of drone sightings in the area, airport, officials said. Germany's air traffic control restricted flights at the airport shortly after 10pm and then halted them altogether, airport operators said. Officials said 17 flights were unable to take off, affecting...
Munich Airport was closed for a few hours in the night between Thursday and Friday: a key date, on the eve of the feast of reunification and as the Oktoberfest closes. The suspicions about Russia and the overflight on a military base in Belgium
Due to drone sightings the Franz Josef Strauss airport had to be closed, 17 flights failed. Meanwhile the airport is open again. Prime Minister Markus Söder wants to deal with such incidents differently in the future.
A few hours after drones were seen over Munich airport, flying vehicles were spotted near a military base south-east of Liège, not far from the German border.
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