Travellers were left stranded for hours at Eindhoven Airport on Saturday, after flights were suspended following sightings of drones. The incident is just the latest in a series of airspace intrusions by unidentified UAVs, that have caused travel chaos in Europe.

Drones were first spotted flying over the nearby Volkel air force base late on Friday. Dutch military personnel tried to shoot down the drones , but the UAVS were able to fly away without being damaged. Volkel Air Base is used by the Royal Netherlands Air Force and also hosts a US Air Force squadron as part of NATO.

Travel chaos as third european airport suspends flights after mystery sighting

Travel chaos erupts as European country closes ALL airspace

The drones reappeared on Saturday, forcing a closure to airspace above

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