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Drone sightings halt flights at Munich airport

When: 2 Oct 2025
Where: Munich, Germany
Sources: 1 public source

Munich Airport, where drone sightings halted flights in October 2025 Thomas Kniess, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Munich Airport suspended flights on the evenings of Oct. 2 and 3, 2025 after unconfirmed drone sightings, amid a wave of drone incidents across Europe; thousands of passengers were affected. Germany's interior minister promised faster rules letting police call on the military to shoot drones down.

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PressMunich airport resumes flights after suspected drones force second closure in 24 hours (opens in a new tab)BBC News (with Reuters) / 2025-10-04

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