Munich's Air Terminal Suspends Flights for Another Time in 24 Hours Due to Reported Drone Observations
The Bavarian airport has stopped flights for the second occasion in one day, following more unconfirmed drone sightings.
In a announcement on late Friday, the facility stated that air travel were suspended at evening hours (20:30 GMT), disrupting around six thousand five hundred passengers.
A minimum of seventeen aircraft were also halted in Bavaria on the previous evening due to numerous UAV observations in nearby the skies.
It represents the most recent in a string of events involving unmanned aircraft that have disrupted aviation in Europe in recent weeks.
European Authorities Probe Drone Sightings
Authorities in Belgium on that day were also probing reports of fifteen unmanned aircraft, which were seen above the military installation near the German border.
Following the observation, the aircraft allegedly flew from the Belgian side to the neighboring country, where they were also observed by police in the small German town of Düren.
Authorities have been incapable to pinpoint where the devices originated or who controlled them.
Official Response and Laws
The nation's Senior Official the minister has said he will raise the issue of drone defense systems at a Saturday meeting of European home affairs officials, which was initially scheduled as a migration summit.
On Friday morning, the minister also promised to advance planned regulations making it more straightforward for the authorities to request the defense forces to down drones.
European Union Authorities Address UAV Threat
Recent incidents across the European Union led to a conference in that city this week.
A number of European nations have supported plans for a extensive "defense system" to quickly identify, then monitor and neutralize suspected drones.
20 Russian drones flew into that nation and suspected MiG-31 jets breached Estonian skies in distinct latest events.
Danish and Norwegian airports were forced to close after unidentified drones were spotted near aviation and defense airspaces.
Senior official the chancellor remarked ahead of the conference that airspace incursions were increasing and that it was "logical to presume the aircraft are coming from Russia."
Russia has denied any participation, while Danish leaders report there was lack of proof the nation was connected.
Speaking at a summit in the Black Sea resort city of that area on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed suggestions he directed aircraft to Denmark.
"No repeat occurrences. No further actions - nor to France or the Danes or the capital," the leader said.