Drones hampered air traffic significantly more frequently in 2018 than in the previous year. The German air traffic control registered 158 disabilities - about 80 percent more than in 2017. In the metropolitan area of 125 cases have been reported, said the company of the Federal.
Most of the disruptions were at Frankfurt / Main Airport (31), followed by Berlin-Tegel (17), Munich (14) and Hamburg (12). In the previous record year of 2017, 88 cases had been reported.
In Germany, drone flights over the take-off and landing area at airports are prohibited. The same applies to the airspace over crowds, hospitals, prisons, authorities, highways or railways. Wherever it is allowed, the devices must remain in sight during the flight and must not fly higher than 100 meters. Exceptions apply to model airfields.