US EditionBerlin airport briefly halts flights due to drone sightings
- On Friday, Berlin Brandenburg Airport temporarily suspended air traffic after unidentified drone sightings, halting takeoffs and landings and diverting flights to other German cities.
- Drones are banned within a 1.5-kilometer radius of German airports to prevent interference, and a witness reported a drone around 8 p.m., prompting closure of the northern runway while officers could not locate it.
- Police deployed a helicopter and authorities mobilized a multi-agency response including Germany's Federal Aviation Office, while flights from Stockholm, Antalya and Helsinki were redirected and departures to Basel, Oslo and Barcelona blocked.
- Amid disruptions, the airport advised passengers to confirm schedules as Berlin Brandenburg Airport urged travelers to check flight statuses with their airlines and authorities relaxed the night-flight ban.
- Recently, airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland suspended flights over unidentified drones, and officials warn illegal drone flights near airports pose enforcement challenges for aviation authorities.
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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…
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Berlin's Brandenburg Airport suspended air traffic for several hours on Friday evening due to a suspicious drone.
Drone interrupts flight operations at Berlin Airport for two hours
Air traffic control at Berlin's Brandenburg Airport had to suspend flights for two hours on Friday evening due to an unidentified drone breaching its airspace. The airport association says it should serve as a "wake-up call" as it warned of growing threats on German airspace.
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