Airport operations in Sweden suspended due to unknown drones: What is known
Illustrative photo: In Sweden, airport operations were suspended due to unknown drones (Getty Images)
In the area of Gothenburg Landvetter Airport in southern Sweden, unknown drones were spotted on the evening of November 6, Aftonbladet reports.
The appearance of drones over the airport was reported by the Swedish Civil Aviation Administration.
"I can confirm that drones were spotted in Landvetter. Air traffic is currently suspended," commented the agency's spokesperson, Björn Stavås.
It is noted that flights to Gothenburg are temporarily being redirected to other airports, including Copenhagen.
Unknown drones in NATO countries
Recall that on the night of November 1, unknown drones were spotted in Belgian airspace. They were flying over the Kleine-Brogel Air Base in the town of Peer, where US nuclear weapons are stored.
Belgium’s Minister of Defense, Theo Francken, stated that the drones were spying on fighter jets and ammunition.
On the evening of November 4, unknown drones were again spotted near the Kleine-Brogel Air Base in Belgium.
Belgian intelligence agencies believe that a foreign state — most likely Russia — is behind the series of drone incidents that disrupted air traffic and military operations.
Additionally, Hanover Airport, located in the German federal state of Lower Saxony, temporarily suspended operations late on the evening of November 5 due to the appearance of an unknown drone.
Earlier, in Spain, the appearance of an unknown drone was recorded for the first time, which led to the temporary closure of a local airport on the island of Mallorca.
Furthermore, on the evening of October 18, Munich Airport in Germany was temporarily closed following reports of unknown drones.
In total, in September, 14 European airports temporarily suspended operations due to incursions by unknown drones, marking a record high for a single month.
