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Reuters<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\nDenmark and Norway were forced to close their main airports on Monday night due to drone sightings.<\/p>\n
Danish police were unable to confirm the type or the number of drones seen around Copenhagen Airport, <\/b>but told reporters on Tuesday morning that they were likely flown by a “capable operator” who wanted to “show off”.<\/p>\n
Police confirmed that armed forces were activated in response to the sighting, but said there was nothing to indicate that the drones were intended to cause harm.<\/p>\n
Operations at Copenhagen airport resumed at 00:30 local time (23:30 GMT) after flights were suspended for almost four hours following a drone sighting. Oslo airport also reopened after four hours of airspace closure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Danish police also said that “a number of measures will be implemented” as part of the investigation, but would not confirm what these measures might be. <\/p>\n
They confirmed that around 20,000 passengers were impacted by the airport closure.<\/p>\n
On Monday evening, two to three large drones were reported flying in the area around Copenhagen Airport, according to authorities. <\/p>\n
Take-offs and landings at the airport were suspended for approximately four hours.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the airport warned of ongoing delays and cancellations, and urged passengers to check the status of their flight with their airlines.<\/p>\n
Asked by reporters on Monday if the drones were of Russian origin, Deputy Police Inspector Jakob Hansen said he could not confirm or deny this. <\/p>\n
In a social media post later, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky referenced “Russia’s violation” of Nato airspace in Copenhagen on 22 September, but did not indicate a source for the information. <\/p>\n
EU and Nato leaders have not made a public attribution.<\/p>\n
In Tuesday’s press conference, Danish police said there was not anything that “immediately links” the drone incidents in Norway and Denmark with each other.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A spokesperson for Copenhagen Airport confirmed that the airspace over the airport was closed at around around 20:30 local time (18:30 GMT) on Monday due to unidentified drones. <\/p>\n
“No aircraft can take off or land at the airport, and as a result, several flights are being diverted to other airports,” they said in a statement. <\/p>\n
“Police are investigating the matter and we currently have to timeline for reopening.”<\/p>\n
Flight-tracking website Flightradar24 reported that at least 35 flights bound for Copenhagen had been diverted as a result of the airport’s closure. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
In Oslo, a drone was also detected near the main airport on Monday evening, Norwegian police confirmed to local media outlet NRK. <\/p>\n
A spokesperson for the airport told public broadcaster NRK that airspace above the airport was closed at 00:00 local time (22:00 GMT) due to “drone observation”, and all flights would be diverted to the nearest airport. <\/p>\n
At around 04:30 local time (02:30 GMT), the spokesperson said Oslo Airport had been reopened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n