An airport in Denmark has been pressured to shut after drones have been noticed close by, native police have stated.
Incoming and departing flights from Aalborg Airport have been halted following the incident on Wednesday night time.
In a put up on X, Nordjyllands Police stated: “Drones have been observed near Aalborg Airport and the airspace is closed. The police are present and investigating further.”
The pressure stated multiple drone was sighted within the airport’s airspace, including that it was not identified in the event that they have been the identical ones that affected Copenhagen Airport earlier this week.
It stated the aim of the drones was unknown, and it was not clear who was controlling them, however they have been flying with their lights on.
4 flights have been impacted, together with two SAS planes, one Norwegian and one KLM flight, a spokesperson for the airport stated.
Aalborg is positioned within the north of the nation, within the Jutland area, and is Denmark’s fourth-largest metropolis by inhabitants.
Denmark’s nationwide police stated it was receiving notices of drones in different components of the nation. It stated the Danish Armed Forces have been additionally affected as they use Aalborg Airport as a army base.
The earlier incident at Copenhagen Airport was described by the federal government as essentially the most critical assault but on its important infrastructure and linked the drones to a sequence of suspected Russian drone incursions and different disruptions throughout Europe.
Authorities in Norway additionally shut the airspace at Oslo airport for 3 hours after a drone was seen there.
Denmark’s prime minister later stated she “cannot deny” that drones seen over the airport have been flown by Russia.
Authorities in Norway and Denmark are in shut contact over the incidents in Copenhagen and Oslo, however their investigation has not but established a connection, Norway’s international minister stated on Wednesday.
It additionally comes after disruption at Heathrow Airport final week following a cyber assault that additionally hit different main airports in Europe.
