Overview

• German air traffic control DFS halted flight operations from 22:18 after repeated reports over the airfield.
• Seventeen departures were suspended, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, according to airport and media reports.
• Fifteen arriving flights diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Frankfurt and Vienna.
• Federal Police spokesman Stefan Bayer said officers confirmed the sightings, but darkness prevented identifying the type or size.
• Officials could not say whether operations would resume at 05:00, and no new cancellations were listed on the airport website at publication time.