Cliff Notes – Drone sightings disrupt Munich airport
- Munich Airport suspended operations due to drone sightings on Thursday evening, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights.
- Nearly 3,000 passengers were affected, with 15 arriving flights diverted to other airports in Germany and Austria.
- This incident follows similar disruptions in Denmark and Norway last week, coinciding with the busy final weekend of Oktoberfest.
Drone sightings disrupt Munich airport
Munich Airport said early on Friday that drone sightings on Thursday evening had forced air traffic control to halt operations.
This had prompted the cancellation of 17 flights, disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers at the airport in the southern German state of Bavaria.
Munich airport is one of EU’s busiest airports, with lots of connecting flights expected to impacted throughout Europe.
Another 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement.
The development comes after sightings temporarily shut airports in Denmark and Norway last week.
Germany’s Oktoberfest, which draws hundreds of thousands of people every day to Munich, is approaching its final weekend.
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