A common view of the Munich International Airport in Germany. | Photo Credit: Reuters
Airports in Denmark, Norway and Poland have just lately suspended flights over unidentified drones, whereas Romania and Estonia have pointed the finger at Russia, which has disregarded the allegations.
Nearly 3,000 passengers had been grounded as 17 departing flights had been cancelled on Thursday (October 2, 2025) night time by Munich airport, which added in a press release that 15 arriving flights had been diverted to different cities, together with Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt.
“Camp beds had been arrange, and blankets, drinks, and snacks had been offered” to affected passengers in Munich, the assertion added.
It didn’t specify when flights will resume.
Several folks noticed drones across the airport at about 1930 GMT Thursday, and once more an hour later, resulting in the closure of each runways for an hour, a police spokesperson instructed AFP.
German authorities have launched a search to determine the origin of the drones.
Police helicopters had been deployed however “no info is obtainable on the kind and variety of drones,” the spokesperson stated.
The incident comes forward of the ultimate weekend of Germany’s Oktoberfest, which attracts a whole lot of hundreds of individuals on daily basis to Munich.
The annual pageant had already closed for half a day on Wednesday after a bomb scare.
‘Drone wall’
The drone sightings in Denmark and high-profile aerial incursions by Moscow in Estonia and Poland have heightened fears that Russia’s assault on Ukraine may spill over Europe’s borders.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Europe on Thursday that the current drone incursions confirmed Moscow was seeking to “escalate” its aggression.
Germany is on excessive alert, saying a swarm of them had flown over the nation final week, together with over army and industrial websites.
Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt stated Berlin wanted to “discover new responses to this hybrid menace” — together with doubtlessly capturing down the drones.
Denmark additionally raised the alarm, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen reiterating final week that just one nation “poses a menace to Europe’s safety — and that’s Russia”.
Moscow stated it “firmly rejects” any suggestion of involvement, with Russian President Vladimir Putin accusing Europe of stoking “hysteria” to justify rising army spending.
EU heads of state met in Copenhagen this week to debate bolstering the bloc’s defences with the institution of a “drone wall”.
Denmark accepted a Swedish supply of Stockholm’s anti-drone expertise to make sure the assembly may proceed with out disruption.
Meanwhile, the United States is sending anti-drone defences to Denmark, Copenhagen’s defence ministry stated.
NATO has stated it has “enhanced vigilance” within the Baltic following the airspace intrusions.
Published – October 03, 2025 08:56 am IST
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