Germany closes Nuremberg airport in case of aviation emergency

Germany’s Nuremberg Airport has suspended all flight operations due to an aviation emergency, it said on Tuesday.

In a statement on its website, the airport did not specify the reason further and said more information would be forthcoming.

“We received a report of an unclear air emergency,” said police at X, adding that in the meantime the plane had landed safely in Nuremberg.

“Investigations into the cause are currently ongoing.”

Eurofighter jets were deployed to escort the plane, an airport spokesman said, adding that the planes it had since returned to base.

The German Press Agency said that an emergency code had been issued in advance, according to Northern Bavaria.

Suspected drone sightings disrupted air traffic at the airport overnight on Tuesday, according to Bild. Three pilots independently reported seeing an object during takeoff or landing.

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