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Munich Airport Halts Flights Again After Drone Sightings in Second Night of Disruptions

The repeat scare is accelerating EU plans to expand counter‑drone detection with tougher shoot‑down powers.

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A general view of the Munich International Airport in Germany, February 16, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon/File Photo
People wait on cots after drone sightings and flight cancellations at at Munich Airport, Friday, Oct.3, 2025. (Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP)
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Overview

  • Air traffic was first suspended late Thursday after multiple drone reports, leading to 17 departures being canceled, about 3,000 passengers affected, and 15 arrivals diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Vienna.
  • Flights resumed around 5 a.m. local time Friday, with Lufthansa saying operations returned to schedule after the overnight shutdown.
  • The airport suspended operations again Friday evening due to unconfirmed sightings, leading to further cancellations, delays and diversions.
  • Federal and state police launched searches and deployed helicopters but reported no confirmed details on the type or number of drones and recovered no devices.
  • The incidents fit a broader European pattern that has disrupted airports in Denmark and Norway and prompted sightings over a Belgian military base, while EU leaders push a coordinated "drone wall" and Germany considers legal changes to allow the army to shoot down threatening drones as Russia denies involvement.