Cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/43461800

Germany's Munich airport has halted flights for the second time in 24 hours, after more unconfirmed drone sightings.

In a statement on Friday evening, the airport said that flights were suspended at 21:30 local time (20:30 GMT), with around 6,500 passengers affected.

At least 17 flights were also grounded in Munich on Thursday evening due to multiple drone sightings in nearby airspace.

It's the latest in a series of incidents involving drones that have disrupted aviation in Europe in recent weeks.

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