Sweden: Drone sighting in Gothenburg – German flights affected | EUROtoday

At least one drone has been noticed on the airport within the Swedish metropolis of Gothenburg. Air visitors at Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport is due to this fact at present suspended, a consultant of the accountable authority Luftfartsverket instructed the newspaper Aftonbladet within the night. Airport operator Swedavia additionally instructed a number of Swedish media retailers that the airspace over the airport is at present closed.

As a listing from Swedavia confirmed, two flights from Munich and Frankfurt needed to be redirected – the place it was not clear from the data. According to Aftonbladet, the planes have been despatched to the Danish capital Copenhagen, round 230 kilometers additional south. Flights from Gothenburg to Munich and Frankfurt have been additionally canceled.

Ominous Drone sightings have brought about unrest at numerous airports in NATO nations in current weeks. Among different issues, the commentary of a number of bigger drones in Copenhagen on the finish of September brought about flight chaos for hours. Most just lately, flight operations at Brussels Airport got here to a standstill twice on Tuesday night attributable to drone sightings. Dozens of flights needed to be canceled. There was such an incident at Hanover airport on Wednesday night.

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