The foremost airports in Oslo and Copenhagen have reopened after being pressured to shut as a result of a number of drone sightings near the airports, which brought on flight delays and cancellations for a number of hours on Monday and early Tuesday.
The airspace over Copenhagen Airport was closed round 8:30 p.m. native time after two to 3 “unidentified” drones had been noticed in the world, an airport spokesperson stated. No flights had been allowed to take off or land. Police described the drones as “large.”
The drones had been nonetheless across the airport as of 11:17 p.m. native time, the airport stated on X.
The airport reopened round 12:20 a.m. native time (6:20 p.m. ET) however some delays and cancellations had been nonetheless anticipated, the spokesperson added.
Earlier, departing flights from the Danish capital had been canceled or delayed, and arriving flights had been redirected to different airports in Denmark, whereas some had been despatched to Gothenburg and Malmö in Sweden, in response to the airport.
A spokesperson for the Copenhagen Police instructed NCS that as of 10:15 p.m. native time (4:15 p.m. ET), no arrests had been made and an investigation was underway.
In Norway, the airspace over Oslo Airport was closed Tuesday morning as a result of one other drone sighting. “This means that incoming flights are now being redirected to the nearest airport,” Communication Manager Monica Iren Fasting instructed NCS.
Police had been investigating the incident, she added.
The Oslo Airport reopened round 3:22 a.m. native time (8:22 p.m. ET), Reuters reported, citing a spokesperson for Norwegian airport operator Avinor.
Earlier, Oslo Police stated they arrested two overseas nationals for flying drones over restricted space. There was no indication the incident was linked to the occasions in Copenhagen. Norwegian media reported the drones had been flown over the Akershus Fortress, a medieval fort that’s generally used for presidency occasions.
Europe has been on alert since Russian drones violated each Polish and Romanian airspace earlier this month – prompting NATO allies to pledge to beef up defenses on the bloc’s jap flank. There is presently no indication that Monday’s drone actions in Denmark and Norway are linked to these incidents involving Russia.
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