Passengers slept on inflatable mattresses on the ground while others queued up next to them at Munich International Airport in Munich, southern Germany, on October 4, 2025, after reports of drone sightings forced the airport to close for a second time in two days. Michaela Stache/AFP/Getty Images

Munich Airport in Germany briefly delayed the relaunch of flight operations on Saturday morning local time due to drone sightings, after previous UAV sightings earlier halted all traffic at the airport for several hours.

Munich’s two runways were first closed overnight into Friday due to the drone sightings. Flights resumed early Friday morning but were halted that evening after more drones were spotted.

The airport eventually re-opened at around 7 a.m. local time. Around 6,500 passengers w

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