Germany’s Munich Airport reopened on Friday morning after flight operations were suspended Thursday night due to multiple drone sightings. The airport, shut late on Thursday, resumed operations early Friday, restoring normalcy for travelers.
According to an official statement, flights were grounded from 10:18 pm (local time) on October 2, impacting 17 flights and nearly 3,000 passengers, Euro News reported. The airport added:
“Late in the evening of October 2, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations and later suspended them altogether due to several drone sightings. When a drone is sighted, the safety of travelers is the top priority.”
This incident is part of a growing wave of drone-related disruptions across Europe over the past week. Airports in Poland, Norway, and Denmark also temporarily suspended operations due to unidentified drone activity. Airspace violations were reported in Estonia and Romania, with the latter accusing Russia, which has denied the allegations.
Earlier, on September 26, Aalborg Airport in Denmark was shut for the second time in just 24 hours following a suspected drone incursion. Speaking at a press conference on September 25, Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen called the activity a “systematic operation” by a “professional actor” and stressed that evolving technology makes countermeasures challenging. Poulsen stated, “This is an arms race against time because technology is constantly evolving. We are going to find the people who are behind this.”
Danish Minister of Justice Peter Hummelgaard described the drone activity as intended to “create fear and division” and said Denmark is exploring additional measures to neutralize drones, including legislation allowing infrastructure owners to take action against them.
Similar incidents have affected Copenhagen Airport on September 22 and Oslo Airport in Norway, where airspace closures were imposed for several hours due to unauthorized drone activity, suggesting a concerning pattern across European airspace.
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