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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole in Berlin

Munich airport reopens after halting flights because of drone sightings

Munich airport  in the dark
The drone incident at Munich airport highlighted the vulnerability of critical European infrastructure. Photograph: Ehsan Monajati/AP

Munich airport has reopened after drone sightings over the facility on Thursday evening forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers in the German city on the eve of a national holiday.

A further 15 arriving flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt, the airport said in a statement, marking the latest drone disruption to European aviation after sightings temporarily shut airports last week in Denmark and Norway.

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