(Denmark, 23rd) — The airports of the capitals of Denmark and Norway were closed due to the discovery of drone flights; Copenhagen Airport has now resumed operations, while Oslo Airport remains closed.
According to a Reuters report, Danish police issued a statement on Monday (September 22), stating that two or three large drones were seen flying in the area of Copenhagen Kastrup International Airport, resulting in all flights at the airport being suspended. Later that night, the airport announced that arriving flights had been rerouted, and departing flights were delayed or canceled.
Kastrup International Airport is Denmark's largest airport and the busiest in the Nordic region. According to Xinhua News Agency, the airport resumed operations in the early hours of Tuesday (23rd).
Flight tracking service FlightRadar showed that Kastrup International Airport ceased operations at 8:26 p.m. local time on Monday (2:26 a.m. Singapore time on the 23rd); around 35 flights were diverted to other airports.
The Danish police have deployed a large number of officers around Kastrup Airport to fully investigate the source of the drones.
Oslo Gardermoen International Airport also detected unidentified drones and announced its closure in the early hours of Tuesday local time.
The Norwegian national broadcaster cited a news chief from the Norwegian air traffic authority as saying that currently, all flights arriving at or departing from Gardermoen International Airport have been rerouted to other airports.
The report also stated that Norwegian police believe there is "no direct connection" between this incident and the earlier drone event at Copenhagen Airport.
According to a Reuters report, Danish police issued a statement on Monday (September 22), stating that two or three large drones were seen flying in the area of Copenhagen Kastrup International Airport, resulting in all flights at the airport being suspended. Later that night, the airport announced that arriving flights had been rerouted, and departing flights were delayed or canceled.
Kastrup International Airport is Denmark's largest airport and the busiest in the Nordic region. According to Xinhua News Agency, the airport resumed operations in the early hours of Tuesday (23rd).
Flight tracking service FlightRadar showed that Kastrup International Airport ceased operations at 8:26 p.m. local time on Monday (2:26 a.m. Singapore time on the 23rd); around 35 flights were diverted to other airports.
The Danish police have deployed a large number of officers around Kastrup Airport to fully investigate the source of the drones.
Oslo Gardermoen International Airport also detected unidentified drones and announced its closure in the early hours of Tuesday local time.
The Norwegian national broadcaster cited a news chief from the Norwegian air traffic authority as saying that currently, all flights arriving at or departing from Gardermoen International Airport have been rerouted to other airports.
The report also stated that Norwegian police believe there is "no direct connection" between this incident and the earlier drone event at Copenhagen Airport.