Flights have resumed at Munich Airport after operations were briefly halted for the second time in 24 hours due to suspected drone activity.

On Friday evening, the airport announced it had suspended flights at 21:30 local time (20:30 GMT) following unconfirmed reports of drones in the airspace. Around 6,500 passengers were affected by the disruption. This follows a similar incident on Thursday evening, when 17 flights were grounded after multiple drone sightings in the area.

This marks the latest in a series of recent drone-related incidents that have disrupted aviation across Europe. On Saturday morning, the airport confirmed that flights were "gradually ramping up" but warned that delays were likely throughout the day. Passengers were advised to check the status of their flights before heading to the airport.

Meanwhile, in Belgium, authorities were investigating reports of 15 drones spotted above the Elsenborn military site near the German border. The drones reportedly moved from Belgium into Germany, where they were also seen near the town of Düren in western Germany. Investigators have yet to identify the origin or operators of the drones.

Germany's Interior Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, has indicated that he will address the issue of anti-drone defenses at a European interior ministers' meeting scheduled for Saturday. This meeting was originally intended to focus on migration. Additionally, the minister promised to accelerate proposed legislation that would allow police to request military intervention to shoot down drones.

This comes amid growing concern over drone activity in European airspace, with several recent incidents triggering security alarms. Earlier this week, a leaders’ summit in Copenhagen discussed the threat of drones. EU countries are considering plans to implement a "drone wall" for quickly detecting and neutralizing potential threats, particularly from Russian drones. Recently, Russian drones crossed into Poland, and Russian MiG-31 jets entered Estonian airspace.

The situation has also led to airport closures in Copenhagen and Oslo due to drone sightings near military and airport airspace. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated that airspace violations are becoming more frequent, adding that it's "reasonable to assume" the drones could be coming from Russia. However, Russia has denied involvement in the incidents, while Danish authorities have stated there's no evidence linking the country to the drone activity.

In a lighter moment at a summit in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin joked about the suspicions of Russian drones in Denmark, saying, "I won’t do it again – not to France or Denmark or Copenhagen."

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