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Drone aircraft in the Frankfurt airport airspace

The airport traffic stop for 45 minutes; phenomenon in worrying increase

A spokesman for Fraport, manager of Frankfurt airport, informed that this morning the German airport, the largest in the country and third in Europe, remained closed for about 45 minutes due to the sighting of a drone (UAV, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with remote control, or APR) in flight within the airspace of the airport. The temporary closure involved take-offs and landings of aircraft.The intrusion...

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Frankfurt, Germany, 05/09/2019 10:36
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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