Germany’s Munich airport reopened Saturday morning after it was abruptly shut down for the second time in less than 24 hours over drone sightings – as fears heighten that Russia’s war in Ukraine could soon spread to other parts of Europe.
Air traffic control first suspended operations late Thursday night, cancelling 17 flights and disrupting travel for nearly 3,000 passengers, who were given camp beds, blankets and food to pass the night.
“Our police must get the power to shoot drones down,” Markus Soeder, premier of Bavaria, wrote on X Thursday, promising to pass emergency legislation to secure German airspace.
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Inflatable mattresses were handed out to thousands of stranded passengers at Munich airport. AFP via Getty Images Passengers were forced to spend the night
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