
Berlin Brandenburg Airport briefly suspended flights on Wednesday evening after a drone was spotted on the northern runway at 8:00 p.m., leading to airspace closure and flight diversions to Dresden; operations resumed at 9:05 p.m. with ongoing delays.
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Drone sightings near airports have prompted temporary flight suspensions in recent years due to safety concerns.
Berlin's airport briefly suspended flights on Wednesday evening after a drone sighting, Germany's DPA news agency cited airport and police officials as saying.
A drone was spotted on the Berlin Brandenburg Airport's northern runway at 8:00 p.m. (1800 GMT). Airspace above the airport was closed minutes later and operations were suspended for at least 45 minutes.
Several flights were diverted to Dresden.
As of 9:05 p.m., airspace was reopened but flights were experiencing delays.
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