Balloon, not drone, briefly halts flights at Hamburg Airport

zeit.de (German)

Hamburg Airport briefly suspended flight operations Saturday evening after a suspected drone sighting, but authorities found no drone and said the object was likely a hot air balloon. Takeoffs and landings were halted for about 15 minutes after police received a report of an unknown flying object around 7:50 p.m. Officers searched but found nothing. A witness photo suggested the object was probably a hot air balloon, and operations resumed. The alert follows a recent drone incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport, where an explosive-laden drone was found near Ukrainian transport aircraft. Germany's federal prosecutor is investigating that case.


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