Overview

• Operations were suspended from 22:18 to early morning after multiple drone sightings, with departures resuming around 05:50 local time.
• Seventeen departures were canceled and 15 arrivals were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, affecting roughly 3,000 travelers.
• Lufthansa reported 19 flights diverted or canceled, including three long‑haul services, before normal schedules restarted Friday morning.
• Police patrols, including helicopters, failed to identify the number, type or origin of the drones, and investigations remain open.
• Hours after the Munich disruption, Belgian authorities reported multiple drones over the Elsenborn military area near the German border, as EU and NATO states heighten vigilance and debate responses; attribution remains unproven despite some officials pointing to Russia and Moscow’s denials.