Overview

• Flight operations restarted at 7 a.m. local time with a phased ramp‑up, and travelers were told to expect delays throughout the day.
• Runways were suspended Friday night for the second evening in a row after drones were seen near both the north and south runways, affecting 81 flights and about 6,500 passengers.
• Police said the drones moved off before they could be identified, and a separate early‑morning report of another device remained unconfirmed.
• Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt signaled a new air‑security law and potential Bundeswehr support, while Bavarian officials pressed for police shoot‑down authority and the justice minister cautioned against broad military use at home.
• Germany’s air traffic control recorded 144 drone disruptions through August, and industry experts urged mandatory electronic visibility for legal drones, virtual geofences at airports, and a national counter‑UAS competence center.