Media: Norway Airport Closed After Drone Spotted in the Air
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) reported that the airport in Bardufoss, northern Norway, was closed due to drone activity nearby, with flights suspended and one flight diverted.
Mulay said that a flight from Oslo to Bardufoss had been forced to divert and return due to the discovery of a drone.
According to NRK: "They (the airlines) have been notified that the airport is closed because of this."
Caroline Pedersen, a spokesperson for Avinor, the Norwegian state airport operator, also confirmed to NRK that a suspected drone object was found in the restricted airspace near the airport.
In addition, Pedersen added that a similar incident occurred earlier on Sunday.
Pedersen told NRK: "A drone was found in the restricted airspace near Brennefoss Airport. A flight was forced to fly to another airport."
NRK reported on Saturday that a drone was spotted in the sky near the Ørsted Air Base in Norway. TV2, a Norwegian television station, previously reported that Oslo Airport was temporarily shut down for several hours on the night of September 23 due to the discovery of a drone nearby, but the police could not confirm whether the observed glowing object was a drone.
On Thursday morning, the flight tracking website "Flightradar24" reported that due to the "presence of drones in the airspace," Aalborg Airport in Denmark was closed, and three arriving flights were forced to divert to other airports. Subsequently, media outlets cited police reports stating that the presence of drones also affected the Danish military, as Aalborg Airport is also used as a military base. It is reported that the police also received reports of drones appearing at airports in Esbjerg, Sønderborg, and Skrydstrup.
"Flightradar24" stated on the social media platform X that starting at 20:26 local time on Monday, all flights taking off and landing at Copenhagen Airport were suspended due to reports of drones. Subsequently, the airport announced its re-opening. Earlier, Copenhagen police told the satellite news agency that several "large" drones were found near Copenhagen Airport, but it is currently difficult to determine their origin. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday that this drone incident was "the most serious attack on Danish infrastructure so far."
According to the Norwegian drone portal "Dronemagasinet," on Wednesday, the so-called drones found near Copenhagen Airport on Monday, which led to the airport's closure, may actually have been a training flight conducted by the local airline "Copenhagen Airtaxi AS."
Russian President's Press Secretary Peskov commented on the claim that "Russia is involved in the Copenhagen Airport drone incident," saying that groundless accusations against Russia make such new claims completely uncredible. Russian Ambassador to Denmark Vladimir Balbin said on Tuesday that someone is trying to provoke NATO countries into direct military confrontation with Russia behind the events above Copenhagen Airport. He emphasized that there is no basis for suspicion of Russia, and Russia has no intention of further escalating the situation in Europe, as this could lead to unpredictable consequences.
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