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Thursday Night Drone Sightings Shut Munich Airport Runways, Cancel About 20 Flights

Police searches overnight found no device or suspects.

Overview

  • Witness reports described drones over the airfield and in nearby Erding and Freising between about 9:30 p.m. and midnight, according to federal police.
  • Authorities closed two runways as a precaution from around 10:30 p.m., resulting in roughly 20 flight cancellations.
  • Bavarian state police and the Bundespolizei searched the grounds and perimeter, deploying a helicopter, but they found nothing.
  • Officials said it remained unclear whether one device or multiple drones were involved or who operated them.
  • Investigators kept the case open, and the airport said Friday morning operations were expected to proceed on schedule.