B92.net in the middle of the chaos in Munich: Drones paralyze airport; Thousands of passengers missed flights

The pilot of a flight to London told passengers that police helicopters were in the air and that it was unclear whether the flight would take place at all tonight, Reuters reported.An airport police spokesman said that both Munich runways were closed.He we drone again: Munich Airport is once again closed until 0259 UTC tomorrow due to reported drone activity. 17 diversions so far, more to come. https://t.co/CFDGodu86C pic.twitter.com/Q3dqsk7mOU&mdash; Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) October 3, 2025 B92.net journalist trapped Due to this incident, a journalist from the B92.net portal was trapped at Munich Airport tonight after his flight to Belgrade was canceled.According to our reporter, a large number of passengers also remained stranded at the airport as a result of this incident.The Lufthansa service desk, one of the carriers that canceled flights, is closed until 05:30, leaving passengers with no one to turn to for information.B92.net pic.twitter.com/ZkmrQCObLK&mdash; bicator (@bicator) October 3, 2025 As we have learned, the airport authorities in Munich distributed blankets, water, and snacks to passengers tonight.In addition, Munich Airport was unable to provide accommodation for all passengers due to high occupancy caused by Oktoberfest.&quot;Safety comes first&quot;A spokesperson for the Federal Police Directorate in Munich told Bild that they are following up on the drone sighting report.Latest ACARS message with ATIS information for EDDM (Munich International Airport) states that the aerodrome is now closed due to drone activity. pic.twitter.com/3SqpgzeBTA&mdash; Brian (@BrianE6B) October 3, 2025 &quot;We are following up on the report that a drone may have been sighted. For safety reasons, air traffic control suspended flights at 9:28 p.m. Safety comes first,&quot; he explained.Meanwhile, Munich Airport announced on its website: &quot;On the evening of October 3, German air traffic control (DFS) restricted flights at Munich Airport as a precautionary measure due to unconfirmed drone sightings and suspended them until further notice.&quot;Incidentally, Munich Airport was also closed on Thursday evening due to drone activity, which led to 32 flights being canceled or rerouted, affecting around 3,000 passengers.

B92.net in the middle of the chaos in Munich: Drones paralyze airport; Thousands of passengers missed flights

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