# The Munich Airport in Germany was forced to close temporarily on Thursday evening due to a wave of drone sightings, resulting in the cancellation of 17 flights. Nearly three-thousand passengers were affected. In addition, 15 arriving flights were diverted to the German cities of Stuttgart, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt, as well as Vienna in neighbouring Austria. This marks the latest drone disruption to European aviation, blamed on Russia, following sightings that temporarily shut airports in Denmark and Norway last week. The Kremlin has denied involvement in the drone sightings.
A wave of drone sightings forces Munich Airport to close temporarily