Munich airport temporarily suspended operations due to suspected drone sighting

Munich airport suspended operations completely for more than an hour on the morning of 30 May, likely due to a drone observed over the site. The airport resumed operations at around 10:05.

Source: European Pravda, citing German tabloid Bild

Details: Stefan Bayer, spokesperson for Germany's Federal Police, said all activity on both runways had stopped and a large number of police officers had been deployed to the scene. "At around 09:00, pilots reported a suspicious sighting," he said.

He said what was likely a drone had been spotted near Munich airport.

Law enforcement officers had searched the airport grounds and a helicopter had also been deployed.

Background:

• On the morning of 15 May, an air-raid warning was issued across the entire Uusimaa capital region after Finnish military authorities received warnings about the possible entry of strike drones into Finnish airspace. Helsinki airport temporarily suspended operations, leading to the cancellation and rerouting of several flights.
• The military later stated that no airspace violations had been recorded. Government officials defended the decision to issue the air-raid warning, stressing that the risks had been real.

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