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Drone sightings delay over 100 flights at Germany’s busiest airport

May 9, 2019 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments

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As we have seen after Gatwick and Heathrow incidents, drones can cause major chaos when flying near airports. The latest incident happened at Frankfurt Airport in Germany. Drone sightings suspended the airport for an hour this morning, delaying over 100 flights.

As TechCrunch writes, the Frankfurt Airport served almost 14.8 million passengers in the first three months of this year, which makes it the busiest airport in Germany. The drone was spotted early this morning, suspending all flights between 07:27 and 08:18 a.m.

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

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

According to hessenschau.de, this incident canceled over 100 scheduled takeoffs and landings. The same source reports that drone sightings are increasing, despite the fact that flights over the take-off and landing area at airports are forbidden. Last year, German Air Traffic Control registered 125 drones in ​​airport areas, with most disruptions (31) occurring at Frankfurt Airport.

Hessenschau.de points out that Germany doesn’t have drone jamming systems like those in the UK. Also, the UK recently expanded drone no-fly zones to three miles around all major airports, and in Germany, it is still 0.9 miles (1.5 km). There have been some attempts to increase security on European airports, though. Earlier this year, DJI applied a stronger geofencing system across Europe. However, as German Air Traffic Control pointed out, the drone defense should be a task of the federal and state police.

[via TechCrunch]

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About Dunja Djudjic

Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

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