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A drone incident at Berlin Brandenburg Airport led to a temporary suspension of takeoffs and landings.
Operations at Berlin Brandenburg Airport were suspended for at least 45 minutes due to the detection of a drone.
Two planes en route to Berlin were diverted to Dresden.
BERLIN, September 23 - RIA Novosti. An unknown drone interrupted the work of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport for at least 45 minutes, the Bild newspaper writes, citing a representative of the airport.
“On Tuesday evening, an alarm was announced at Berlin-Brandenburg Airport due to a drone... Planes were unable to take off and land for at least 45 minutes,” the publication says.
An airport spokeswoman said the UAV was spotted on one of the runways. According to her, the airspace above the airport was closed from 20.20 to 21.05 (from 21.20 to 22.05 Moscow time).

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