Drone sighting quickly suspends air journey at Berlin airport

BERLIN — A late night drone sighting at Berlin’s airport suspended flights for practically two hours, in response to the information company dpa, earlier than air journey returned to regular within the German capital on Saturday morning.

Flights had been suspended between 8:08 p.m. and 9:58 p.m. native time at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, the information report cited the airport.

Local police informed the Tagesspiegel newspaper {that a} witness reported seeing a drone. Police confirmed the sighting however didn’t discover the drone. Representatives for the airport and police didn’t instantly return requests for remark.

Europe is on excessive alert after drone intrusions into NATO’s airspace reached an unprecedented scale in September. Some European officers described the incidents as Moscow testing NATO’s response, which raised questions on how ready the alliance is towards Russia.

Last month, Munich Airport was closed twice in lower than 24 hours due to drone sightings.