According to the drone sightings, the Munich airport resumed operations at 7:00 a.m. At night, all starts and landings were exposed to two drones because of the sighting of two drones. “Now the capacities are gradually being raised,” said a spokesman for the airport. However, travelers have to expect delays all day. He recommends the passengers to find out about the status of their flight at the corresponding airlines before arriving.
Air traffic was stopped for the second time on Friday evening. Several flights were redirected or deleted. Around 6,500 travelers were affected, as the airport announced. Some had to spend the night in the airport. “Field beds were set up, as well as ceilings, drinks and snacks were sufficient,” says the website. Usually lift aircraft on the second largest airport in Germany from 5:00 a.m.
The federal police spoke of two drone sightings in the area of the North and South Railway. Federal police officers had seen them shortly before 11 p.m. on Friday. “The drones removed immediately before they could be identified,” said a spokesman.
Problems already on Thursday evening
Drones of unknown origin had already disturbed flight operations on the second largest German airport in Munich on Thursday evening and on Friday night. Numerous flights failed or had to be redirected at neighboring airports such as Nuremberg or Stuttgart. Around 3,000 passengers were affected. Hundreds of people had to spend the night on field beds set up in the terminals.
Flight operations were resumed in the early morning, as the federal police informed. The company normalized during the day – until evening. Some flights, such as the German airline Lufthansa, which had failed late in the evening, were made up for during the day.
Drone over the Bundeswehr facility
A drone has also been spotted over a Bundeswehr facility near Munich Airport. This was confirmed by a spokeswoman for the Bundeswehr’s operational management command in Berlin. The “Bild” newspaper had first reported. The spokeswoman did not say whether there is a connection with the viewing of drones on the airport site.
With reference to security aspects, the spokeswoman did not give any further details. Throat directions had caused considerable disorders at Munich Airport, 3,000 passengers were affected.
The Bundeswehr takes drone survival very seriously about military properties. “Therefore, we have corresponding protection concepts for our safety -relevant properties.” These always refer to the local conditions. Outside of the military properties, the police of the countries are responsible for security.
The former Bundeswehr flying base Erding is located near the Munich Airport. On the site, the Bundeswehr now runs an innovation laboratory for the development of drones.
