dozens of Flights Called or diverted on Munich After the drone darshan, the airport caused widespread disintegration, left around 3,000 Passengers Stuck on the eve of a national holiday.
Officials confirmed on Friday that they were investigating the incident, which marks the latest in a series. Similar incidents to plague European aviation,
These disruption has airing concerns over the potential “refusal hybrid attacks” targeting Ukraine’s European colleagues, with Russia a suspected orchestrator. Despite this Overnight chaosThe operations of the airport had resumed on a large scale by Friday morning.
At the scene, a witness checked the passengers for a flight to Bulgaria, with only a handful of cancellation with the departure board. According to the airport website, the first flight from Bangkok arrived from Bangkok, touched at around 5 pm (3.25AM GMT).
The airport stated that on Thursday evening several drone visions forced air traffic control to suspend operations, causing a disruption to cancel 17 flights and about 3,000 passengers, provided with camp beds, blankets and food. Another 15 upcoming flights were diverted around the region.
Public broadcaster BR said the local and national police were investigating the incident.
Drone Late evening over the airport, a police spokesperson told the newspaper BildeBut because it was dark, the size and types of the drone could not be determined, he said. The police did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for remarks.
Drone incidence follows airspace infiltration last week that temporarily shut down Airports In Denmark and Norway, who led the European Union leaders at a Copenhagen Summit, to increase the rescue of blocks with anti-drone measures.
“Europe must be able to defend itself,” Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredericseen said after the meeting. His Defense Minister spoke of a Russian “NATO and Hybrid War against West” on Friday morning.
Authorities have not publicly blamed anyone Munich Drone incident, but some European authorities suggest that Russia was behind other recent airson violations.
“Russia tries to test us,” Ursula von Dera Leyen, head of the European Commission, said on Wednesday. But Russia also tries to sow partition and anxiety in our societies. ”
Russian President Vladimir Putin jokingly said that he would not blow a drone on Denmark, but Moscow denied responsibility for the incidents.
The disintegration of the airport in Munich added a tension to the city after its popular Oktoberfest was temporarily closed Bomb risk and due to Different discovery of explosives In a residential building to the north of the city.
Friday is a public holiday, a public holiday.