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Berlin Airport Halts Flights After Drone Report, Services Back by Morning

Police confirmed the sighting with no device found or link established to recent European drone incidents.

Overview

  • Flights were suspended for nearly two hours on Friday evening after a witness reported a drone over Berlin Brandenburg Airport.
  • Operations restarted later that night and the airport reported normal service by Saturday morning.
  • Berlin police verified the sighting but could not locate the device, and officials have not identified its origin.
  • An airport spokesperson said roughly 15 to 20 arriving flights were diverted to Dresden, Leipzig, Hamburg and Hanover, with several departures delayed.
  • The episode follows recent drone-related closures at Munich and comes as European authorities maintain heightened vigilance after unprecedented NATO airspace intrusions in September.