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MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after two additional
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Munich Airport was temporarily shut down overnight after several drone sightings in the area, the latest mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member countries, officials said.
Seventeen flights from Munich were unable to depart, the airport said, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers. An additional 15 incoming flights were diverted to other cities.
Officials say Munich airport has been temporarily shut down after a string of drone sightings in the area. Airport operators say Germany’s air traffic control restricted flights at the airport shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday and then halted them altogether.
By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close for almost seven hours overnight after a wave of drone sightings, the latest European aviation hub to shutter over unexplained drone flights. A total of 17 flights were grounded shortly after 10 p.m.
German air traffic control said it suspended flight operations at Munich Airport Thursday evening after several drone sightings, affecting multiple departures and thousands of passengers at the country’s second-biggest hub.
Germany’s Munich Airport temporarily closed Thursday night after several drone sightings, the airport announced in a news release. The airport said that German air traffic control first restricted flight traffic at 10:18 p.m. local time, and then suspended all incoming and departing flights.
Both runways at Munich Airport have been closed for the second time in 24 hours after further "unconfirmed drone sightings." A drone was earlier sighted over a nearby military facility. DW has more.
By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close for almost seven hours overnight after a wave of drone sightings, the latest European aviation hub to shutter over unexplained drone flights. A total of 17 flights were grounded shortly after 10 p.m.
The disruption comes as Munich hosts its world-famous Oktoberfest beer festival, which runs until Sunday. Last week, Denmark and Norway closed airports due to drones.
Germany’s Munich airport reopened on Friday after shutting overnight due to drone sightings that forced the cancellation or diversion of dozens of flights on the eve of a national holiday and heightened concerns about the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in Europe.
By Laura Sharman, CNN (CNN) — Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close temporarily last night after a wave of drone sightings, the latest European aviation hub to shutter over unexplained drone flights. A total of 17 flights were grounded shortly after 10 p.m.
MUNICH (AP) — Germany’s Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after two additional
The incidents are part of a wave of mysterious drone overflights at airports and military sites across Europe, which some officials have suggested could be linked to Russia.
Germany's Munich Airport reopened Saturday morning after authorities shut it down the night before for the second time in less than 24 hours after two additional drone sightings, officials said. The closures are the latest after mysterious drone overflights in the airspace of European Union member c…
Germany’s Munich airport reopened Saturday morning after it was abruptly shut down for the second time in less than 24 hours over drone sightings – as fears heighten that Russia’s war in Ukraine could soon spread to other parts of Europe.
Germany's Munich International Airport resumed flights on Saturday after drone sightings closed the airport for 7 1/2 hours, the second disruption in 24 hours.
