03 October 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Police and fire department are on duty after drone sightings and flight cancellations at Munich Airport. Around 20 flights were canceled at Munich Airport on Thursday evening due to drone sightings. Photo by: Jason Tschepljakow/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Jason Tschepljakow/picture-alliance/dpa/AP

Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close temporarily last night after a wave of drone sightings, airport officials said.

A total of 17 flights were grounded shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, Munich Airport said in a statement.

In addition, 15 arriving flights were diverted to the German cities of Stuttgart, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt, as well as Vienna in neighboring Austria, the statement said.

The airpo

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