Munich Airport in Germany briefly delayed the relaunch of flight operations on Saturday morning local time due to drone sightings, after previous UAV sightings earlier halted all traffic at the airport for several hours.
Munich’s two runways were first closed overnight into Friday due to the drone sightings. Flights resumed early Friday morning but were halted that evening after more drones were spotted.
The airport eventually re-opened at around 7 a.m. local time. Around 6,500 passengers were affected by the latest temporary shutdown, with 23 diverted flights plus 58 cancellations and delays.
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