Munich airport cancels flights over unidentified drone threat
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Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:55:00 +0300

The BBC reported the information.According to the report, at least 17 flights were canceled, while another 15 were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna, and Frankfurt. In total, the incident affected about 3,000 passengers.Federal police said the drones were first detected around 9:30 p.m. (8:30 p.m. Kyiv time) and then again about an hour later.According to federal police spokesperson Stefan Bayer, due to darkness, information about the drones’ type, size, or origin could not be confirmed.As a result, several thousand people had to stay overnight at the airport. Passengers were provided with camp beds, blankets, water, and light snacks.On the evening of September 22, Copenhagen Airport suspended operations due to drone activity, while in Oslo, drones were spotted over a military facility.In the early hours of September 26, Denmark closed Aalborg Airport following reports of suspicious objects. Two flights were canceled later that morning.On the evening of September 30, an unidentified drone was observed in Brønnøysund, Norway, leading to the overnight suspension of the local airport’s operations.
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