Overview
- Hesse’s transport ministry reported 25 takeoffs after 23:00, extending nighttime operations at Germany’s busiest airport.
- The final two departures left at 23:59 bound for Doha and Dublin, according to the ministry.
- Authorities issued 30 exemptions for takeoffs between 23:00 and 23:59, but five permitted flights still missed the midnight cutoff.
- Four additional flights did not depart because of weather and had not applied for exemptions, the ministry said.
- Frankfurt enforces night-flight limits from 23:00 to 05:00, and local reports said roughly 1,400 passengers and one cargo flight were affected, with some travelers staying overnight.