On Thursday evening, a separate incident over Munich Airport forced air traffic control to suspend operations, leading to the cancellation of 17 flights and affecting nearly 3,000 passengers.
“Munich Airport, in cooperation with the airlines, immediately took care of passenger care in the terminals. Camp beds were set up, blankets, drinks and snacks were handed out,” Munich Airport said in a statement Friday.
Airport officials added that 15 incoming flights were diverted to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt.
In recent weeks, airports in Denmark and Norway have also suspended operations after drones were spotted in their airspace, fueling debate among European leaders over the feasibility of a “drone wall” on the eastern flank to guard against Russian belligerence.
In the most serious incident, nearly two dozen Russian attack drones crossed into Poland sparking a multimillion-euro emergency response from allied weapons systems.
Ferdinand Knapp contributed to this report.