US EditionBerlin airport briefly halts flights due to drone sightings
Flight operations were halted for nearly two hours and dozens of planes diverted amid drone sightings, part of 144 such incidents reported in Germany this year, officials said.
- A drone sighting at Berlin's airport led to flight suspensions for nearly two hours on November 1, 2025, as reported by the news agency Dpa.
- Flights were grounded from 8:08 PM to 9:58 PM local time, affecting a whole series of flights, according to an airport spokesman.
- Local police confirmed the sighting but did not find the drone, as mentioned by the Tagesspiegel newspaper.
- Germany's Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt criticized the need for new responses to the drone threat, highlighting the rising concern across Germany and NATO.
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Two hours of air traffic at BER stood still because a drone was sighted next door. Berlin's interior senator warns against a growing threat. However, the incidents remain at a low level.
Drone Sighting Temporarily Suspends Air Travel at Berlin Airport
BERLIN—A late evening drone sighting at Berlin’s airport suspended flights for nearly two hours, according to the news agency dpa, before air travel returned to normal in the German capital on Saturday morning. Flights were suspended between 8:08 p.m. and 9:58 p.m. local time at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the news report cited the airport. Local police told the Tagesspiegel newspaper that a witness reported seeing a drone. Police confirmed the …
Air traffic control at Berlin's Brandenburg Airport was forced to suspend flights for two hours after an unidentified drone violated its airspace. The airport association said it should serve as a "wake-up call" after warning of increasing threats to German airspace. A witness had reported a drone. Police then sent emergency services and a helicopter. The northern runway was initially closed. According to Brandenburg police, a patrol crew also c…
Drones: In response to the growing threat, the European Union is developing a so-called "drone wall": a network of sensors and weapons that would allow unmanned…
Berlin's Brandenburg Airport suspended air traffic for several hours on Friday evening due to a suspicious drone.
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