Overview
- Flights at Berlin Brandenburg Airport were suspended for nearly two hours Friday night, causing multiple diversions and one cancellation before operations resumed.
- To recover delays, departures were exceptionally permitted until 2:00 and landings through the night, and five outbound flights used the late allowance.
- Police said Sunday they have no suspect and no new developments, with investigations into the drone flights continuing.
- Interior Senator Iris Spranger backed a federal initiative, supported a central drone-defence center and further procurement, and the Berlin House is debating an ASOG amendment to formalize detection and countermeasures under defined legal limits.
- DFS data show five drone-related disruptions in Berlin this year versus 20 in 2024 even as nationwide reports reached 144 by end-August, and a separate sighting briefly halted traffic at Bremen Airport on Sunday evening.