After flights were halted, Munich Airport reopened.

Munich – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – Germany’s Munich Airport faced major disruptions after multiple drones were sighted in its airspace, forcing two full closures and causing widespread flight cancellations and delays over several days.

The first incident occurred on the evening of Thursday, October 2, 2025, when several drones were seen near and over the airport grounds.

This led to the suspension of all flight operations, the cancellation of 17 departing flights, and the diversion of 15 incoming flights to other airports like Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna, and Frankfurt. Nearly 3,000 passengers were stranded overnight, and the airport provided them with camp beds, blankets, and snacks.

Operations resumed on Friday morning, but the problems continued. The airport was forced to close again on Friday evening, October 3, due to new drone sightings. This second closure affected approximately 6,500 passengers, leading to 23 additional flight diversions and dozens more cancellations and delays. Flights did not resume until Saturday morning, and disruptions continued throughout the weekend.

These events are part of a wider pattern of mysterious drone sightings over key sites in Western Europe. Similar incidents have recently closed airports in Denmark and Norway, and drones were also reported over a military base in Belgium. While no one has claimed responsibility, some European leaders have suggested Russia is behind these acts of “hybrid warfare,” an accusation the Kremlin has firmly denied.

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The incidents have sparked a strong response from German officials.

The premier of Bavaria, Markus Söder, declared, “Our police must get the power to shoot drones down”. Germany’s interior minister also promised new laws to make it easier to take down threatening drones. At a European level, leaders are discussing a “drone wall” initiative—a coordinated network of systems to detect and stop drones across the continent.