Unidentified drones disrupt Oslo airport operations
Operations at Oslo airport in Norway were disrupted due to reports of unidentified drones on the night of 5-6 October.
Source: NRK, a Norwegian public broadcaster, as reported by European Pravda
Details: Shortly after midnight, the East District Police Department received a report from a Norwegian aircraft pilot who claimed to have seen drones during landing at Oslo airport. Police officers were dispatched to the scene and made contact with the aircraft crew to gather more information about the observation.
According to available data, between three and five drones were spotted in the area. However, police noted that the presence of drones near the airport has not yet been confirmed.
The police questioned the aircraft crew and launched an investigation into the incident. NRK also received several passenger reports indicating that the aircraft had to circle before landing due to the possible drone sightings.
The reports of drone presence led to minor delays, but no flights were diverted.
By around 01:30 on Monday, police reported that Oslo airport had returned to normal operations.
Background:
- Just recently, Munich airport in Germany was closed for the second time due to unidentified drones.
- On the same Friday evening, Czech police reported receiving an anonymous and unverified threat of drones approaching Prague airport.
- Additionally, late on Saturday, Lithuania's airspace was breached by 25 meteorological balloons typically used by smugglers.
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