Flights at Frankfurt airport suspended following drone sighting
Following a drone sighting, flight operations at Frankfurt Airport were suspended on Monday morning.
There are no clearances for take-offs and landings for the time being, the German Air Traffic Control (DFS) and Frankfurt airport announced on Twitter. Following a clearance, delays could still occur.
⚠ #Update:
Aufgrund neuerlicher Sichtungen erteilt die DFS @dfs_de weiterhin keine Start- und Landeerlaubnisse. Die polizeilichen Maßnahmen dauern an. Ein #Polizeihubschrauber der @Polizei_Ffm ist im Einsatz. #Drohne https://t.co/R4xp46vfBY
— Bundespolizei Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (@bpol_air_fra) March 2, 2020
The drone had been sighted by a pilot in the southern area of the airport at around 11:15 am, a spokesman for Germany’s federal police said.
State and federal police are now searching for the drone, and a helicopter is also in use, reported local media.
Sightings of drones have repeatedly caused an interruption of air traffic in Germany, including at Frankfurt’s airport.
READ ALSO: 'A considerable risk': Germany plans to protect its airports from drones
Last year, the airport was the most frequently affected airport in Germany with 28 drone sightings. In February a drone sighting also paralyzed air traffic over Frankfurt for one hour.
The federal police spoke of deliberate sabotage. As in previous cases, the search for the pilots behind the drones was unsuccessful.
In Germany, drone flights are forbidden near the take-off and landing areas of airports - at least a distance of one and a half kilometres must be kept.
Drones are also not allowed to take off directly above crowds of people, hospitals, prisons, public authorities, federal roads or railway installations.
READ ALSO: 143 flights cancelled at Frankfurt airport due to drone sightings
Vocabulary
drone sighting - (die) Drohnensichtung
delays - (die) Verzögerungen
helicopter - (der) Hubschrauber
to paralyze - lahmlegen
We're aiming to help our readers improve their German by translating vocabulary from some of our news stories. Did you find this article useful? Let us know.
Comments
See Also
There are no clearances for take-offs and landings for the time being, the German Air Traffic Control (DFS) and Frankfurt airport announced on Twitter. Following a clearance, delays could still occur.
⚠ #Update:
— Bundespolizei Flughafen Frankfurt am Main (@bpol_air_fra) March 2, 2020
Aufgrund neuerlicher Sichtungen erteilt die DFS @dfs_de weiterhin keine Start- und Landeerlaubnisse. Die polizeilichen Maßnahmen dauern an. Ein #Polizeihubschrauber der @Polizei_Ffm ist im Einsatz. #Drohne https://t.co/R4xp46vfBY
The drone had been sighted by a pilot in the southern area of the airport at around 11:15 am, a spokesman for Germany’s federal police said.
State and federal police are now searching for the drone, and a helicopter is also in use, reported local media.
Sightings of drones have repeatedly caused an interruption of air traffic in Germany, including at Frankfurt’s airport.
READ ALSO: 'A considerable risk': Germany plans to protect its airports from drones
Last year, the airport was the most frequently affected airport in Germany with 28 drone sightings. In February a drone sighting also paralyzed air traffic over Frankfurt for one hour.
The federal police spoke of deliberate sabotage. As in previous cases, the search for the pilots behind the drones was unsuccessful.
In Germany, drone flights are forbidden near the take-off and landing areas of airports - at least a distance of one and a half kilometres must be kept.
Drones are also not allowed to take off directly above crowds of people, hospitals, prisons, public authorities, federal roads or railway installations.
READ ALSO: 143 flights cancelled at Frankfurt airport due to drone sightings
Vocabulary
drone sighting - (die) Drohnensichtung
delays - (die) Verzögerungen
helicopter - (der) Hubschrauber
to paralyze - lahmlegen
We're aiming to help our readers improve their German by translating vocabulary from some of our news stories. Did you find this article useful? Let us know.
Join the conversation in our comments section below. Share your own views and experience and if you have a question or suggestion for our journalists then email us at [email protected].
Please keep comments civil, constructive and on topic – and make sure to read our terms of use before getting involved.
Please log in here to leave a comment.