Airport in Lithuania closed after unknown drone spotted

The airport serving the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius suspended operations due to the appearance of an unknown drone on the morning of 5 November.

Source: Delfi, a Baltic states news website, as reported by European Pravda

Quote from Vilnius airport representative Tadas Vasiliauskas: "Current data indicates that the temporary closure of the airport affected two flights... The impact on flights was minimal."

Details: Delfi reported that the airport suspended operations from 09:50 to 10:18 local time.

Background:

• On the evening of 30 October, Vilnius airport suspended operations due to the approach of balloons.
• Lithuanian leaders said the intrusion of the balloons into Lithuanian airspace was a hybrid attack by Minsk.
• As a result, Lithuania has closed its border with Belarus for a month to everyone except diplomats, Russians transiting to Kaliningrad Oblast, and EU citizens returning to Lithuania from a neighbouring country.
• Lithuanian Airports (LTOU) and the state airport operator intend to take legal action with respect to the losses caused by the balloons.

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