Germany’s Munich Airport was forced to halt operations for the second day in a row on Friday over drone sightings, with dozens of flights and more than 6,000 passengers affected.
The airport service resumed yesterday.
Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have recently suspended flights due to unidentified drones, while Romania and Estonia have pointed the finger at Russia, which has brushed off the allegations.
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Munich Airport said in a statement on Friday that “from 9:30pm air traffic was restricted and then canceled due to drone sightings,” meaning 23 incoming flights were diverted and 12 bound for Munich were canceled.
Forty-six departures from the airport had to be canceled or delayed until yesterday, with a total of 6,500 passengers affected.
A police spokesman said that there were “two simultaneous confirmed drone sightings by police patrols just before 11pm around the north and south runways.”
“The drones immediately moved away, before they could be identified,” he added.
“As on the previous night, the airport, in collaboration with the airlines, promptly provided supplies for passengers in the terminals. Camp beds were set up, along with blankets, drinks, and snacks,” the airport said.
The initial disruption on Thursday caused more than 30 flights to be canceled there and left about 3,000 passengers stranded.
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