Both runways at Munich airport were closed on Friday evening for the second time in less than 24 hours after drones were again sighted, leading to dozens of flights being diverted or cancelled and stranding some 6,500 passengers, authorities said.

Early on Saturday morning, the airport said its scheduled 5 a.m. opening had been delayed due to drone sightings, advising passengers to contact their airlines.

“German air traffic control restricted flight operations at Munich Airport as a precautionary measure due to unconfirmed drone sightings and suspended them until further notice,” a statement on the airport website read.

In a later update, the airport said 23 flights were diverted, 12 flights to Munich and 48 departures cancelled or postponed.

“As on the previous night, the airport and airlines took care of the passengers,” it added. “Camp beds, blankets, drinks and snacks were handed out.”

The previous evening, the captain on a London-bound aircraft whose departure was cancelled told passengers that runways had been closed “because of drone sightings near the take-off and landing runways” and that police helicopters were aloft.

The airport website showed due arrivals had been diverted starting at 8.35pm local time (1835 GMT).

Munich airport was closed for several hours late on Thursday and in the small hours after unconfirmed drone sightings that disrupted dozens of flights.

European aviation has repeatedly been thrown into chaos in recent weeks by drone sightings that some authorities have blamed on Russia. The Kremlin has denied any involvement.

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt promised earlier on Friday to bring forward legislation making it easier for the police to ask the military to shoot drones down.

New York — The world’s most recognizable showgirl may be entering a new era, but there’s no sign that Taylor Swift’s gold rush is slowing down.

Swift is the only female musical artist in history to sell more than 100 million albums. Her newest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” created a frenzy when it was released Friday.

“In terms of a business person, Taylor is at the top,” said Kevin Evers, author of the new book “There’s Nothing Like This: The Strategic Genius of Taylor Swift,” and a senior editor at the Harvard Business Review. “She’s always been extremely business savvy, and we can see this with this release, too.” 

Evers says that Swift has always been “really fan-obsessed.”

“So if you look at all the album variants, and all this new stuff that she’s doing around this album, she’s really trying to give her fans as much value as possible,” Evers said.

In August, Swift announced “The Life of a Showgirl” on the popular podcast of her now-fiancé, Travis Kelce. She said the album was inspired by the record-smashing Eras Tour, the first-ever tour to gross more than $2 billion.

“This album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour, which was so exuberant and electric and, and vibrant,” Swift said on the podcast.

Since then, countdowns on her website appeared for limited edition vinyl records, CDs and cardigans, all of which sold out within minutes.
 
“I mean, she’s definitely going to make a lot of money from this album, and she’s not shy about that,” Evers said. “But at the same time, the reason why all these strategies are working is because her fans are actively engaged.”

Fans are flocking to see her film, “Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” which is in theaters this weekend only.

The album became Spotify’s most streamed album in a single day this year. The company said it only took 11 hours to hit that mark.

“Streaming really does not create a lot of money for artists,” Evers explained. “Yes, Taylor Swift is making millions of dollars on streaming, but she’s making much more on merch and the vinyl variants.”

Some tracks seem to reveal new tidbits of her love story with Kelce, a key player in the album’s rollout. It is giving her dedicated fans a look at a new, happier chapter of her life off-stage, and a peek into the future of what could come next. 

John Candy’s son Chris tugged at some heartstrings, sharing his late father’s likely reaction to the documentary, John Candy: I Like Me.

In a recent chat with People at a special screening of the upcoming documentary on John Candy’s life at the Montalban Theater in Los Angeles, the late comedian’s son shared his thoughts on what his father’s would have viewed the film.

“I think he would be uncomfortable, but this is a guy that didn’t like to go to his own movie premieres,” Chris told the outlet.

The 41-year-old son of Candy added, “I would hope though, the John Candy of 2025, he would’ve worked on himself enough to be okay with himself, and then I know that he did love himself, but yeah, I think in that early phase, he probably would’ve felt a bit uncomfortable about the whole thing nowadays.”

John Candy: I Like Me, which is produced by Ryan Reynolds, is all set to release on Amazon Prime Video on October 10.

Chris also revealed that he learned a lot about his father and his life during the filmmaking.

“I think the thing that stood out the most to me was the influence that his comedy had on comedians that I grew up [watching],” Chris shared.

“I loved Conan O’Brien, Mr. Show with Bob and David, Kids in the Hall. To hear Conan O’Brien talk about how he was such a direct influence, my dad onto him, and then for me to be such a fan of his — to kind of see the connective tissue that my dad had within the realm of comedy was really an overwhelming feeling.”