Flights briefly halted at Munich Airport over possible drone sighting

BERLIN, May 30 (Reuters) - ‌Flights were ​halted ​for about an hour at Munich Airport in southern Germany ‌on Saturday morning after two pilots reported ⁠seeing a drone, airport authorities and police ‌said, confirming initial reports ‌by German media.

During the shutdown more than 20 flights that had been due ​to land at Munich were diverted to other airports, an airport spokesperson ⁠said.

At around 9 a.m. (0700 GMT), two pilots in separate planes ​on the tarmac reported seeing a drone over the airport, prompting the ​shutdown, they said.

Flights resumed ‌about an hour later.

"Extensive police operations, including a search of ⁠the affected area by police helicopter, yielded no results," a police spokesperson said.

"Since a ⁠threat to air traffic could be ruled out, the ​shutdown was lifted at 10:05 a.m.," they said, adding that an investigation had been opened to ‌determine what happened.

Drone sightings at Munich caused greater disruption in ‌October of last year, when they forced ⁠several shutdowns at ‌the airport in ​quick succession.

(Reporting by Elke Ahlswede Writing by Francois MurphyEditing by Ros ‌Russell)

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