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Munich drone sightings force airport to cancel flights in latest Europe disruption

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Munich drone sightings force airport to cancel flights in latest Europe disruption
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The German airport was forced to suspend operations, in the latest drone disruption to European aviation Drone sightings over Munich airport on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city. Another 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports in Denmark and Norway last week . German air traffic control officials restricted flight operations at Munich airport from late Thursday evening and later suspended them altogether due to several drone sightings, the airport added. The city was already on edge this week after its popular Oktoberfest was closed temporarily due to a bomb threat and the discovery of explosives… (Updated 3 Oct 2025, 07:59 IST; source: link)