For the second time in less than 24 hours, Munich Airport Has Been Closed. Drones Were Reportedly Spotted Again Near The Airport on Friday Evening, AltheHe IT Is Still Being Investigated Whether These Claims Are True.
“German Air Traffic Control has suspended air traffic to and from Munich Until Further Notice, AS A Precautionary Measure Due to Unconfirmed Reports of Drones Being Detected,” The Airport Writes in A Statement.
“As soon as we suspect drones, the safety of our travelers is our top priority.” The Airport Points Out That Has Been Good Cooperation between Air Traffic Controllers, The Airport and the Authorities for Years for This Type of Situation. But also that the detection of drones and defense against them is a task of the federal police and the state police.
German Authorities Signaled Several Drones at the Airport on Thorsday Evening, Prompting Air Traffic Control to Cancel Seventeen Departing Flights. Fifteen Arriving Flights Were Diverted to Airports in Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Vienna in Austria. The Airport Closed on Thorsday Evening at 10:30 pm and Reopened the Following Morning Around 5:30 am.
Around Three Thousand Travelers Were Affected by the Disrupted Air Traffic from Thursday to Friday Night. They are offered camp beds, blankets, drinks and snacks at the airport.
Last week, Air Traffic in Denmark was repeatedly seriously disrupted by detected drones. It is not clear who was behind thesis disruptions. Russian President Vladimir Putin Laughed Off Suggestions on Thursday that Moscow was behind it.