Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Munich International Airport suspended all flight operations due to drones, it said early Friday, making it the latest European travel hub to have flights disrupted by unmanned aerial vehicles.
Several drones were sighted operating near Germany's second-busiest airport Thursday night, prompting German Air Traffic Control to restrict and then suspend flight operations starting 10:18 p.m. CEST.
"When a drone is sighted, passenger safety has the highest priority," the airport said in a Friday statement.
The shuttering of the airport impacted nearly 3,000 passengers, halting 17 departing flights and diverting 15 incoming flights to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt.
Folding beds were set up in terminals for grounded passengers, who were also provided with blankets, drinks and snacks.
