Munich Airport has halted flights for the second time in two days over “unconfirmed drone sightings,” according to a Friday statement on the airport’s website.
“On the evening of October 3, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flight operations at Munich Airport as a precautionary measure due to unconfirmed drone sightings and suspended them until further notice,” the airport said in the statement.
The airport previously grounded a total of 17 flights shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Thursday, affecting nearly 3,000 passengers, the airport said in a statement.
In addition, 15 arriving flights were diverted Thursday to the German cities of Stuttgart, Nuremberg and Frankfurt, as well as Vienna in neighboring Austria, the statement said. Flight tracking website Flightradar showed several planes circling the airport at around 11pm local time before heading to other destinations.
The airport reopened at 5 a.m. local time Friday when flight arrivals and departures were deemed safe, a call handler fielding passenger enquiries told CNN.
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