Overview
- Operations were halted again late Friday, with both runways closed after new drone reports and live flight data showing dozens of diversions and cancellations.
- Thursday night’s first shutdown led to 17 departures canceled, about 3,000 passengers affected, and 15 arrivals diverted, with traffic resuming around 05:50 on Friday.
- Police searches on the ground and by helicopter have not located the devices or their operators, and officials have not confirmed the type, number, or origin of the drones.
- Related sightings were reported over Belgium’s Elsenborn military area, where officials cited roughly 15 drones, and near a Bundeswehr innovation center before the Munich disruption.
- Political pressure is rising, with Bavaria’s Markus Söder calling to authorize immediate shootdowns of unidentified drones as EU capitals discuss a coordinated anti-drone system.