A drone sighting caused all flights to be suspended at Frankfurt Airport for around an hour this morning. The airport is Germany’s busiest by passenger numbers, serving almost 14.8 million passengers in the first three months of this year.
In a tweet sent after flights had resumed the airport reported that operations were suspended at 07:27, before the suspension was lifted at 08:15, with flights resuming at 08:18.
It added that security authorities were investigating the incident.
Drohnensichtung am @Airport_FRA . Flugbetrieb im Zeitraum von 07:27 bis 08:15 Uhr eingestellt. Aufklärungs- und Fahndungsmaßnahmen der Sicherheitsbehörden wurden umgesetzt. Flugbetrieb seit 08:18 Uhr wieder aufgenommen. Unsere Pressemitteilung folgt. #BPol #WirSindSicherheit pic.twitter.com/ejXhY4Iva7
— Bundespolizei Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (@bpol_air_fra) May 9, 2019
A report in local press suggests more than 100 takeoffs and landings were cancelled as a result of the disruption caused by the drone sighting.
All flights to Frankfurt (FRA) are currently holding or diverting due to drone activity near the airport https://t.co/tAdvgn4Mpf pic.twitter.com/eKC1U2CyTq
— International Flight Network (@FlightIntl) May 9, 2019
It’s the second such incident at the airport after a drone sighting at the end of March also caused flights …read more
Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets
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