Overview
- Takeoffs and landings at Berlin Brandenburg were halted from 8:08 p.m. to 9:58 p.m. local time, with multiple flights diverted and a temporary relaxation of the city’s night-flight ban.
- Departures to Basel, Oslo, and Barcelona were prevented, a London–Berlin service diverted to Hamburg, and inbound flights from Stockholm, Antalya, and Helsinki were redirected.
- A witness and a police patrol reported seeing a drone, a police helicopter was deployed, and Germany’s Federal Aviation Office joined the response, but no operator was found.
- Local police opened an investigation, with reports that a police drone was used to search for the pilot and that officials have not identified the drone type.
- The disruption is the latest in a series of drone-related airport suspensions across Europe that have prompted calls for stronger counter-drone powers, while public attribution in the Berlin case remains unconfirmed.