Nuremberg airport closed because of the liner in conjunction with fighters

Nuremberg airport was temporarily closed due to a suspected emergency situation in the air, the territory was cordoned off, Bild writes.

“We are proceeding from an alleged air emergency. However, it has not yet been confirmed, a police spokesman said.

The operation began shortly before the arrival of Corendon Airlines flight XR456 from the Greek island of Corfu. According to Flightradar24, the plane, which was supposed to land at 12:15 local time (13:15 MSK) safely landed at 12:16 (13:16 MSK). Before landing, he was escorted by Eurofighter fighters, an airport official confirmed.

After that, the airport remained closed, police inspection continued. Several flights were rerouted to Frankfurt, Memmingen, Stuttgart and Munich. According to Bild, the special police unit SEK was also involved in the operation.

Police in Central Franconia later declared no threat. “Inspections on the spot showed that there was no danger,” the department said in X.

At night, the airport was already disrupted due to the possible appearance of a drone. The three pilots independently reported the object seen from 02:00 to 04:00 local time, from 03:00 to 05:00 GMT, during takeoff or landing. Police used a helicopter to search, but found nothing.

In September, flights at Berlin-Brandenburg airport were suspended for about 45 minutes after the discovery of an unknown drone. In August, a drone with explosives was found at Leipzig/Halle airport, after which German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt announced a “new level of threats.” In September, the German authorities blamed Russia for this incident,

The Russian Embassy in Germany called the incident with the drone “hastily concocted provocation”. The diplomatic mission pointed out that this is beneficial to Kiev and European politicians who advocate further military support for Ukraine.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow never sends its drones or missiles into the territory of EU and NATO countries. President Vladimir Putin has said Russia has no targets for drone strikes in Europe and no drones "that reach Lisbon.".